Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

त्वमिंद्र बालिशो भूत्वा लोकपालैः सदाद्य वै । आगतो दक्ष यज्ञं हि किं करिष्यसि विक्रमम्

Transliteration

tvamiṃdra bāliśo bhūtvā lokapālaiḥ sadādya vai | āgato dakṣa yajñaṃ hi kiṃ kariṣyasi vikramam

Translation

O Indra, kindisch und verblendet geworden, bist du heute mit den Hütern der Welten zum Opfer Dakṣas gekommen. Welche Tat der Tapferkeit meinst du hier vollbringen zu können?

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• बालिशः: foolish/naive
• बालिशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बालिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम् इत्यस्य)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• लोकपालैः: with the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• आगतः: having come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दक्ष: O Dakṣa
• दक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• करिष्यसि: will you do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विक्रमम्: valor/heroic deed
• विक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण

Speaker

Lord Shiva (addressing Indra in the context of Daksha’s Yajna)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lokapalas
• Daksha
• Yajna

FAQs

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

The verse exposes the Devas’ pride as spiritual immaturity: worldly authority (Lokapālatva) cannot stand before Pati (Shiva). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, ego and power are forms of pāśa (bondage); true strength is humility and alignment with Shiva’s will.

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

Daksha’s ritualism lacks reverence for Shiva; the verse underscores that sacrifice without devotion is hollow. Linga/Saguna Shiva worship centers on honoring Shiva as the inner Lord of yajña—devotion (bhakti) and surrender make ritual spiritually fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform puja and japa without pride—especially Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a repentant, surrendered mind—so that worship becomes purification rather than self-display.