Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

स्मृत्वा शिवपदांभोजं जग्राह त्रिशिखं परम् । जज्वलुस्तेजसा तस्य दिशः सर्वा नभस्तथा

Transliteration

smṛtvā śivapadāṃbhojaṃ jagrāha triśikhaṃ param | jajvalustejasā tasya diśaḥ sarvā nabhastathā

Translation

إذ تذكّر قدميْ ربِّ شِيفا الشبيهتيْن باللوتس، قبض على السلاح الأسمى ذي الرؤوس الثلاثة. وبوهجه المتّقد اشتعلت الجهات كلّها، بل والسماء أيضًا.

Word by Word

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल/Adverbial—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); having remembered

• शिवपदाम्भोजम्: Shiva’s lotus-feet
• शिवपदाम्भोजम्: कर्म (कर्म/Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पद-अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + पद + अम्भोज)
• Form: समास: (1) शिवपद = षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘शिवस्य पदम्’; (2) पदाम्भोज = कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘पदं (इव) अम्भोजम्/पदस्य अम्भोजम्’; समस्तपदम् नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• जग्राह: he seized/took
• जग्राह: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिशिखम्: the three-pointed (weapon)
• त्रिशिखम्: कर्म (कर्म/Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-शिख (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + शिख)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः शिखाः यस्य/त्रिशिखम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण of त्रिशिखम्

• जज्वलुः: they blazed
• जज्वलुः: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेजसा: with radiance
• तेजसा: करण (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण of दिशः

• नभः: the sky
• नभः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivapadāṃbhojaṃ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that remembrance of Śiva’s lotus-feet (śiva-pāda-smaraṇa) sanctifies and empowers one’s actions; divine power manifests when the mind first takes refuge in Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord.

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

The verse reflects Saguna devotion—meditating on Śiva’s sacred feet as a concrete focus—similar to Linga worship where the devotee centers attention on Śiva’s accessible form to invoke grace and protective śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Begin any sādhana or undertaking with Shiva-smaraṇa—mentally bow to Śiva’s feet, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and proceed with disciplined action as an offering.