Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
कोपाध्मातश्शंखचूडश्चक्रं चिक्षेप दानवः । मुष्टिपातेन तच्चाप्यचूर्णयत्सहसा हरः
kopādhmātaśśaṃkhacūḍaścakraṃ cikṣepa dānavaḥ | muṣṭipātena taccāpyacūrṇayatsahasā haraḥ
怒火膨胀的魔罗商迦俱陀掷出轮盘（cakra）。然而诃罗（主湿婆）以骤然一记拳击，立刻将其碾成粉末。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
FAQs
It shows Hara as the supreme Pati whose mere will and effortless power shatters hostile forces—symbolizing the destruction of ego and violence when one turns toward Śiva.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s active grace in the world: the same Lord worshiped in the Liṅga manifests as Hara to protect dharma and dissolve the devotee’s fear and inner enemies.
Contemplate Śiva as Hara while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and cultivating inner steadiness that ‘crushes’ anger and pride like the shattered discus.