Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)

Devanagari script

वल्गंतोऽतितरां वीरा युयुधुश्च परस्परम् । शस्त्रास्त्रैर्विविधैस्तत्र महाबलपराक्रमाः

Transliteration

valgaṃto'titarāṃ vīrā yuyudhuśca parasparam | śastrāstrairvividhaistatra mahābalaparākramāḥ

Translation

Dort kämpften die Helden – mit großem Eifer hervorspringend – Mann gegen Mann gegeneinander, wobei sie gewaltige Kraft und Tapferkeit bewiesen und mit vielen Arten von Waffen und Geschossen zuschlugen.

Word by Word

• वल्गन्तः: leaping/springing
• वल्गन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वल्ग् (धातु) → वल्गन्त् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अतितराम्: exceedingly/very much
• अतितराम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + तराम् (अव्यय/तुलनार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• युयुधुः: fought
• युयुधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• परस्परम्: mutually/with one another
• परस्परम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (reciprocal adverb)

• शस्त्र-अस्त्रैः: with weapons and missiles
• शस्त्र-अस्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: ‘शस्त्राणि च अस्त्राणि च’

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शस्त्रास्त्रैः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• महाबल-पराक्रमाः: of great strength and prowess
• महाबल-पराक्रमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘महच्च बलं च पराक्रमश्च येषां’ (great strength and valor)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Though it describes outward warfare, the Shiva Purana also uses such intensity to mirror the inner struggle where the bound soul (paśu) confronts bondage (pāśa); true victory is steadiness and alignment with Shiva (Pati) amid agitation.

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

In the midst of conflict and change, Saguna Shiva is remembered as the stabilizing Lord; Linga-worship trains the mind to return to the unmoving center—Shiva—while the ‘battlefield’ of emotions and impulses rages.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with breath-awareness to steady the mind during turmoil; if observing Shiva-vrata, reinforce it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and calm, disciplined conduct.