Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

निस्सार्य सकलान्देवान्दैत्यानस्थापयत्ततः । स्वयं नियोजयामास देवयोनिस्स्वकर्मणि

Transliteration

nissārya sakalāndevāndaityānasthāpayattataḥ | svayaṃ niyojayāmāsa devayonissvakarmaṇi

Translation

وبعد أن طردَ جميعَ الدِّيفات، أقامَ الدَّيتْيَاتِ في مناصبهم. وهو—المولود من سلالةٍ إلهية—تولّى بنفسه تعيينَ كلِّ واحدٍ في عمله اللائق به.

Word by Word

• niḥ-sārya: having expelled/driven out
• niḥ-sārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√sṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘नि:सार्य’ (having driven out), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• sakalān: all
• sakalān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘devān’ इत्यस्य

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• daityān: the daityas (demons)
• daityān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• asthāpayat: installed/placed
• asthāpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु) (causative sense: स्थापयति from √sthā)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-अर्थ (causative: ‘caused to stand/installed’)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Apādāna (काल/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from there)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थे अव्यय (emphatic/reflexive)

• niyojayāmāsa: appointed/assigned
• niyojayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√yuj (धातु) (causative: नियोजयति)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect/परस्मैपद-पर्याय), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

• deva-yoniḥ: the divine race/lineage (deva-born group)
• deva-yoniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• sva-karmaṇi: in their own duty/work
• sva-karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly power can displace even the Devas, yet true stability comes from right order (dharma) where each being is placed into its proper function—an echo of Shaiva Siddhanta where the Lord governs karma and restores balance.

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

By portraying governance and re-establishment of order, the verse points to Saguna Shiva’s role as the active Lord who regulates the cosmos; Linga-worship honors that sovereign principle (Pati) who ordains duties and restores dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is svadharma-niṣṭhā: steady performance of one’s ordained duty as an offering to Shiva, supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to align action with divine order.