Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

युद्धप्रसङ्गः—देवगणयुद्धे शिवविष्णुसंयोगः / Battle Episode—Śiva–Viṣṇu Convergence in the Devas’ Conflict

Devanagari script

चक्रं गृहीत्वा हरिणा स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्बुजम् । तेन चक्रेण परिघो द्रुतं खंडीकृतस्तदा

Transliteration

cakraṃ gṛhītvā hariṇā smṛtvā śivapadāmbujam | tena cakreṇa parigho drutaṃ khaṃḍīkṛtastadā

Translation

Da ergriff Hari (Viṣṇu) sein Diskus und gedachte der lotusgleichen Füße des Herrn Śiva; mit eben diesem Diskus zerschmetterte er die eiserne Keule (parigha) sogleich in Stücke.

Word by Word

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; having taken

• हरिणा: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; having remembered

• शिवपदाम्बुजम्: Śiva’s lotus-feet
• शिवपदाम्बुजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पद-अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक); components: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of स्मृत्वा; ‘Śiva’s lotus-feet’

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by that’

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental

• परिघः: the club/bar
• परिघः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• खण्डीकृतः: was shattered
• खण्डीकृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खण्डी-कृ (धातु); components: खण्डी (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गवत्) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was broken into pieces’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even a supremely powerful deity like Viṣṇu attains immediate success by remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet—teaching that Śiva-bhakti (smaraṇa and śaraṇāgati) is a direct channel for grace and the removal of obstacles.

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

Remembering Śiva’s “lotus-feet” points to Saguna Śiva as the approachable Lord who bestows protection; in practice, devotees mirror this by worshiping the Śiva-liṅga with focused remembrance, treating the Liṅga as the living locus of Śiva’s presence and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests smaraṇa (devotional recollection) and śaraṇāgati: mentally bowing to Śiva’s feet before action; a practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with brief dhyāna on Śiva’s feet as a protective and centering practice.