Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघैर्दैत्याहतगणैस्तथा । वसासृङ्मांसपंकाढ्या भूरगम्याभवत्तदा

Transliteration

pramathāhatadaityaughairdaityāhatagaṇaistathā | vasāsṛṅmāṃsapaṃkāḍhyā bhūragamyābhavattadā

Translation

Da nun Scharen von Dānavas durch die Pramathas niedergestreckt wurden und ebenso Scharen von Śivas Gaṇas durch die Dānavas fielen, wurde die Erde unpassierbar, dick von Morast aus Fett, Blut und Fleisch.

Word by Word

• प्रमथ-आहत-दैत्य-ओघैः: by the hosts of demons struck down by the Pramathas
• प्रमथ-आहत-दैत्य-ओघैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + आहत (हन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: (प्रमथैः आहतः) दैत्य-ओघः तैः

• दैत्य-आहत-गणैः: by the troops (of beings) struck down by the demons
• दैत्य-आहत-गणैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आहत (हन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: दैत्यैः आहताः गणाः तैः

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• वसा-सृक्-मांस-पङ्क-आढ्या: abounding in fat, blood, flesh, and mire
• वसा-सृक्-मांस-पङ्क-आढ्या: Visheshana (विशेषण/predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसा (प्रातिपदिक) + सृक्/सृज्? (प्रातिपदिक: रक्त/सृक् = blood) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: वसा-रक्त-मांस-पङ्केन आढ्या (abounding in...)

• भूः: the earth
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अगम्या: impassable; inaccessible
• अगम्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगम्य (गम् धातु + यत्, कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक, गन्तुम् अशक्या (impassable)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Pramathas
• Ganas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It starkly portrays the perishability of the body and the horror of adharma-driven conflict, pushing the seeker toward vairāgya (dispassion) and remembrance of Pati (Shiva) as the only stable refuge beyond blood-and-flesh existence.

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

In the Yuddha-khaṇḍa setting, Shiva’s Gaṇas and Pramathas represent Saguna Shiva’s protective power in the world; yet the verse’s emphasis on bodily ruin also points devotees back to Linga-worship as contemplation of the deathless reality (Shiva) beyond material forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward witnessing, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of impermanence and Shiva’s purifying grace.