Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 70

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

दर्शितं भुवने नाथ स्वमेव बलमद्भुतम् । स्वतंत्रेण त्वया शंभो सर्वगर्वप्रहारिणा

Transliteration

darśitaṃ bhuvane nātha svameva balamadbhutam | svataṃtreṇa tvayā śaṃbho sarvagarvaprahāriṇā

Translation

يا ربَّ العوالم، لقد أظهرتَ للكون قوّتَك العجيبة التي هي لك وحدك. يا شَمبهو، بحريّتِك وسيادتِك المطلقتين—يا كاسرَ كلِّ كِبْر—جعلتَ ذلك جليًّا ظاهرًا.

Word by Word

• दर्शितम्: has been shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(has been) shown’

• भुवने: in the world
• भुवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• स्वम्: your own
• स्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (own)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• बलम्: power/strength
• बलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वतन्त्रेण: by (your) independent (might)
• स्वतन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (independent)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वगर्वप्रहारिणा: by (you) who strike down all pride
• सर्वगर्वप्रहारिणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गर्व + प्रहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वस्य गर्वस्य प्रहारिन् (destroyer of all pride); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Kartikeya (Skanda) or a devotee addressing Lord Shiva (inferred from Kumārakhaṇḍa dialogic praise of Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that Shiva’s power is self-born and freely expressed, and that his grace specifically breaks the devotee’s ego—making humility the doorway to liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense (Pati dispelling the pasha of pride).

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

By praising Śambhu’s manifest, world-revealed power, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through perceivable signs such as the Linga—while remembering that the Lord remains svatantra (sovereign) beyond all limiting forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is ego-purifying japa and surrender: repeat the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intention of offering pride into Shiva, supported by simple Linga-pūjā with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of humility and impermanence.