Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

तावदेवेश्वरेणाशु बाणोघैस्स जलंधरः । अक्लिष्टकर्मकारेण क्रोशमात्रमपाकृतः

Transliteration

tāvadeveśvareṇāśu bāṇoghaissa jalaṃdharaḥ | akliṣṭakarmakāreṇa krośamātramapākṛtaḥ

Translation

In eben diesem Augenblick wurde Jalandhara durch den Herrn (Īśvara) sogleich von Pfeilsalven zurückgetrieben, um etwa ein Krośa fortgestoßen, von Ihm, dessen Wirken mühelos ist.

Word by Word

• तावत्: just then/so long
• तावत्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• ईश्वरेण: by the Lord
• ईश्वरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• बाण-ओघैः: by torrents of arrows
• बाण-ओघैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (बाणानाम् ओघाः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जलंधरः: Jalandhara
• जलंधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अक्लिष्ट-कर्मकारेण: by the unwearied agent (i.e., the Lord)
• अक्लिष्ट-कर्मकारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्लिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अक्लिष्टः कर्मकारः—‘unwearied doer/agent’)

• क्रोश-मात्रम्: a distance of one krośa
• क्रोश-मात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (क्रोशपरिमाणं मात्रम्)

• अपाकृतः: was driven back/removed
• अपाकृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप+कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle—क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘driven away/removed’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It highlights Īśvara’s sovereignty: Shiva’s power operates without strain (akliṣṭa), showing that divine will effortlessly subdues adharma and the pride of the asuric ego.

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

The verse depicts Saguna Shiva as the active Lord who protects cosmic order; Linga-worship trains the devotee to trust this governing presence of Pati, who can repel inner obstacles as surely as He repels Jalandhara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as akliṣṭa-karmakāra (the effortless doer) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering the sense of doership into Him—especially during Mahāśivarātri japa and worship.