Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa

Devanagari script

त्याजितेभ महागर्वैर्महानादैर्वृषेश्वरः । पूरयामास सहसा खं गां वसुदिशस्तथा

Transliteration

tyājitebha mahāgarvairmahānādairvṛṣeśvaraḥ | pūrayāmāsa sahasā khaṃ gāṃ vasudiśastathā

Translation

ثم إنَّ ڤṛṣeśvara—شيفا، ربَّ الثور—بزئيراته الجبّارة المفعمة بالهيبة، ملأ فجأةً السماءَ والأرضَ وسائرَ الجهات، فأشعر الجميعَ بحضوره السيادي في كل مكان.

Word by Word

• त्याजितेभः: by the elephants that were driven/urged (i.e., set in motion)
• त्याजितेभः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याजित-इभ (प्रातिपदिक; components: त्याजित (कृदन्त from √त्यज्, causative/passive sense) + इभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• महागर्वैः: by great prides / with great arrogance
• महागर्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागर्व (प्रातिपदिक; components: महा + गर्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• महानादैः: by great roars/sounds
• महानादैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानाद (प्रातिपदिक; components: महा + नाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• वृषेश्वरः: Vṛṣeśvara (Lord of the bull)
• वृषेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; components: वृष + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• पूरयामास: filled
• पूरयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु √पॄ/पूर्, णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: manner)

• खम्: the sky
• खम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• गाम्: the earth
• गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• वसु-दिशः: the eight directions
• वसु-दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-दिश् (प्रातिपदिक; components: वसु + दिश्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Vṛṣeśvara)

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva (Pati) as the sovereign power whose presence can suddenly pervade all realms—sky, earth, and directions—awakening reverence and dissolving the limited ego of the pashu (bound soul).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s manifest majesty—His audible, experiential power—supporting Linga worship where the devotee contemplates Śiva as immanent in all space and directions while remaining the supreme Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhāva of Śiva’s all-pervasion, and optionally apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) before meditation to steady humility and devotional awe.