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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः

Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds

Devanagari script

ततस्तयोर्महानासीत्समरो दारुणोऽद्भुतः । नानास्त्रशस्त्रसंपातैर्वीरारावं प्रकुर्वतोः

Transliteration

tatastayormahānāsītsamaro dāruṇo'dbhutaḥ | nānāstraśastrasaṃpātairvīrārāvaṃ prakurvatoḥ

Translation

ثم قامت بينهما معركة عظيمة—مروّعة عجيبة—وفي خضمّ وابلٍ من شتّى الأسلحة والمقذوفات، أطلق كلاهما سِيهَنادَة الأبطال، زئيرَ الأسد.

Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/क्रमवाचक-अव्ययम् (then/thereafter)
तयोःof the two (of them)
तयोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; Genitive dual ‘of the two’
महान्great
महान्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective to ‘samaraḥ’
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Parasmaipada
समरःbattle
समरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसमर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Nominative singular
दारुणःterrible
दारुणः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective to ‘samaraḥ’
अद्भुतःwonderful, astonishing
अद्भुतः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; adjective to ‘samaraḥ’
नानास्त्रशस्त्रसंपातैःwith showers of various missiles and weapons
नानास्त्रशस्त्रसंपातैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनाना + अस्त्र + शस्त्र + संपात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमाहार-द्वन्द्वः (अस्त्राणि च शस्त्राणि च) + तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः ‘संपातैः’; पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Instrumental plural ‘by/with showers’
वीरारावम्heroic roar
वीरारावम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर + आराव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समासः (वीराणाम् आरावः); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Accusative singular
प्रकुर्वतोःof the two who were making/raising
प्रकुर्वतोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
Formवर्तमानकालिक कृदन्तः (present active participle—शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; Genitive dual ‘of the two who were making’
Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

FAQs

The verse frames battle as both “terrible” and “wondrous,” pointing to the Shaiva view that worldly upheaval is transient, while the divine order (Śiva as Pati) remains the steady ground; courage and duty are meaningful when aligned with dharma rather than ego.

Though the scene is martial, it implicitly contrasts outer noise with the inner refuge of Saguna Śiva: devotees turn to the Liṅga as the stable center, remembering that all clashes of weapons are within Prakṛti, while Śiva is the supreme Lord who governs outcomes.

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to maintain composure amid conflict, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and Śiva-smarana.

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