Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City

Devanagari script

तस्मिच्छासति त्रैलोक्ये न कश्चिद् दुःखितोऽभवत् । भ्रातृवैरत्वमाश्रित्य केवलं दुःखिनोऽमराः

Transliteration

tasmicchāsati trailokye na kaścid duḥkhito'bhavat | bhrātṛvairatvamāśritya kevalaṃ duḥkhino'marāḥ

Translation

তাঁর শাসনে ত্রিলোকে কেউ দুঃখী হয়নি। কেবল অমর দেবতাগণই ভ্রাতৃবৈরকে আশ্রয় করে দুঃখে নিমগ্ন রইল।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), sentence-closer “thus”

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śrīśiva-mahāpurāṇa)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ordinal adjective agreeing with saṃhitāyām

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (rudrasaṃhitā)

• pañcame: in the fifth
• pañcame: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ordinal adjective agreeing with khaṇḍe

• yuddha-khaṇḍe: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (section on battle)
• yuddha-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (yuddhakhaṇḍa)

• śaṃkhacūḍa-vadha-upākhyāne: in the episode of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s slaying
• śaṃkhacūḍa-vadha-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkhacūḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śaṃkhacūḍavadhopākhyāna = śaṃkhacūḍa-vadha-upākhyāna)

• śaṃkhacūḍa-rājya-karaṇa-varṇana-pūrvakam: preceded by the description of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s becoming king
• śaṃkhacūḍa-rājya-karaṇa-varṇana-pūrvakam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaṃkhacūḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः—“पूर्वक/with, preceded by”; (formally neuter accusative singular used adverbially)

• tat-pūrva-bhava-vṛtta-caritra-varṇanam: the narration of the account of his previous birth and conduct
• tat-pūrva-bhava-vṛtta-caritra-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक) + caritra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (tatpūrvabhavavṛttacaritravarṇana)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) used in titles: “named/called”

• ekona-triṃśaḥ: twenty-ninth
• ekona-triṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekona (प्रातिपदिक) + triṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ekona-triṃśa = 29th)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti… adhyāyaḥ): a textual closure marker summarizing the chapter’s scope within the Śaṅkhacūḍa-vadha episode; not a site-origin narrative.

Significance: Liturgical/recitational utility: helps traditional pāṭha by demarcating adhyāya boundaries and preserving transmission context.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Amarāḥ)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that outer order and prosperity cannot remove inner suffering when one clings to hatred; even devas suffer if bound by rivalry. Shaiva thought emphasizes purification of the heart—freeing oneself from dveṣa (aversion) and ahaṅkāra—so that peace becomes stable.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is meant to dissolve the binding impurities (mala) that fuel enmity and comparison. By turning the mind to Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati), the devotee loosens attachments like brotherly hostility, which this verse identifies as the real source of distress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the intention of releasing dveṣa and cultivating śivabhāva (benevolence). Offering bilva leaves to the Linga while consciously forgiving rivals aligns the mind with Shiva’s pacifying grace.