Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

गीतवाद्यैस्सुप्रसन्नैस्तथा साञ्जलिभिर्मुने । स्तूयमानो जगन्नाथस्सर्वैर्दैवैर्गणैरभूत

Transliteration

gītavādyaissuprasannaistathā sāñjalibhirmune | stūyamāno jagannāthassarvairdaivairgaṇairabhūta

Translation

أيها الحكيم، بأغانٍ مفرِحةٍ وأنغامِ الآلاتِ، وبالأكفِّ المضمومةِ إجلالًا، سبَّحتْ جموعُ الآلهةِ كلُّها «جَغَنّاثا» (الرب شيفا)؛ وهكذا صار ربُّ الكونِ هو الممدوحَ من جميعِ الحشودِ السماوية.

Word by Word

• gīta-vādyaiḥ: with songs and musical instruments
• gīta-vādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): ‘songs and instruments’

• su-prasannaiḥ: with very pleased (ones)
• su-prasannaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suprasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; adjective qualifying implied agents (e.g., devas/gaṇas): ‘very pleased’

• tathā: and/also; thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sa-añjalibhiḥ: with folded hands
• sa-añjalibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; अव्ययीभाव: ‘sa-’ (=with) + añjali: ‘with joined palms’

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• stūyamānaḥ: being praised
• stūyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु, धातु)
• Form: Present passive participle (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त/शानच्), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘being praised’

• jagat-nāthaḥ: the Lord of the world
• jagat-nāthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘lord of the world’

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व, सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; pronoun/adjective qualifying ‘daivaiḥ gaṇaiḥ’

• daivaiḥ: by the gods
• daivaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• gaṇaiḥ: by the groups/hosts
• gaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; finite verb

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Portrays stuti with añjali and joyous music as a direct bhakti-upāya: the paśu approaches Pati through praise, inviting anugraha (grace) that loosens pāśa (bondage).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights bhakti as a direct, purifying approach to Pati (Śiva): the devas themselves model joyful praise (stuti) and humble surrender (añjali), showing that reverent devotion is honored even above status or power.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse portrays Saguna-upāsanā—worship of Śiva as Jagannātha through audible praise, music, and visible gestures of reverence. In Linga worship, these same acts appear as stotra, nāma-japa, and upacāras offered to the Linga as Śiva’s gracious, accessible form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-stuti with kīrtana (devotional singing) and vādyas (instruments) while maintaining añjali-bhāva (folded-hands humility); as a meditative takeaway, combine it with steady japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to keep the mind absorbed in Śiva.