Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनाभिधं चक्रमेतस्मिन्न लगिष्यति । शैवचक्रमिदं यस्मादशैवलयकारणम्

Transliteration

sudarśanābhidhaṃ cakrametasminna lagiṣyati | śaivacakramidaṃ yasmādaśaivalayakāraṇam

Translation

Der Diskus namens Sudarśana wird dagegen nicht wirksam sein; denn dies ist der śaivische Diskus, der seiner Natur nach zur Ursache der Vernichtung alles Nicht-Śaivischen (Śiva-Widrigen) wird.

Word by Word

• सुदर्शन-अभिधम्: called 'Sudarśana'
• सुदर्शन-अभिधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नामधेयार्थ: 'named Sudarśana')

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

• एतस्मिन्: in this (one/thing)
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• लगिष्यति: will attach/adhere, will take effect
• लगिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लग् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शैव-चक्रम्: the Śaiva discus
• शैव-चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('Śaiva' as qualifier of 'cakra')

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यस्मात्: because of which, from which
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अशैव-लय-कारणम्: cause of destruction of the non-Śaivas
• अशैव-लय-कारणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशैव (प्रातिपदिक) + लय (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद: 'cause of dissolution of the non-Śaivas')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sudarshana Chakra

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva’s supreme, dissolving power: the ‘Śaiva discus’ symbolizes the force of Śiva-tattva that dissolves aśaiva tendencies—ego, hostility to dharma, and resistance to Śiva-bhakti—leading the seeker toward liberation.

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

By affirming Śiva’s overriding sovereignty, it supports Saguna Śiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a direct means to align with Śiva’s grace, through which obstructive, non-Śaiva dispositions are ‘dissolved’ in devotion and right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and inner renunciation of aśaiva qualities; this ‘Śaiva chakra’ is realized as the cutting away of bondage (pāśa) in daily practice.