Rudra-samhita - Chapter 184 - Verse 24
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 184 · Verse 24
Sanskrit Original
निरीक्ष्यैवं पश्चाद्वृषभवरमारुह्य भगवान्कपर्द्दी युद्धार्थी विधसदितिजं सम्मुखमुखः॥ जपन्दिव्यं मन्त्रं निगलनविधानोद्गिलनकं स्थितस्सज्जं कृत्वा धनुरशनिकल्पानपि शरान्॥२४॥
nirIkSyaivaM pazcAdvRSabhavaramAruhya bhagavAnkaparddI yuddhArthI vidhasaditijaM sammukhamukhaH॥ japandivyaM mantraM nigalanavidhAnodgilanakaM sthitassajjaM kRtvA dhanurazanikalpAnapi zarAn॥24॥
Having witnessed this, the Lord Kapardī (Shiva), desiring battle, mounted his divine bull (Vṛṣabha) and faced the Daitya (demon) directly. Chanting a divine mantra, which had the power to counter swallowing and binding, he stood firm, ready — having strung his bow and prepared arrows as powerful as thunderbolts.