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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

निगीर्णैते सैन्यं विधसदितिजेनाद्य भगवन्निगीर्णोऽसौ विष्णुस्त्रिभुवनगुरुर्दैत्यदलनः । निगीर्णौ चन्द्रार्कौद्रुहिणमघवानौ च वरदौ निगीर्णास्ते सर्वे यमवरुणवाताश्च धनदः

Transliteration

nigīrṇaite sainyaṃ vidhasaditijenādya bhagavannigīrṇo'sau viṣṇustribhuvanagururdaityadalanaḥ | nigīrṇau candrārkaudruhiṇamaghavānau ca varadau nigīrṇāste sarve yamavaruṇavātāśca dhanadaḥ

Translation

«O Herr! Heute hat ein Asura, der die Ordnung der Devas zerstört, dein Heer verschlungen. Selbst Viṣṇu—Lehrer der drei Welten und Zermalmer der Daityas—ist verschlungen worden. Mond und Sonne sind verschlungen; ebenso Brahmā und Indra, die gütigen Spender von Gaben. Wahrlich, alle sind verschlungen: Yama, Varuṇa, Vāyu und auch Kubera (Dhanada).»

Word by Word
nigīrṇāḥ(they are) swallowed
nigīrṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootni-gṝ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातु: गॄ (to swallow) उपसर्ग: नि; अर्थ: ‘swallowed/devoured’
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
sainyamarmy
sainyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsainya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
vidhasāby Vidhā (Brahmā)
vidhasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘Vidhātṛ/Brahmā’
ditijenaby the Diti-born (demon)
ditijena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootditija (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘son of Diti’ (demon)
adyatoday/now
adya:
Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)
bhagavanO Lord
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
nigīrṇaḥswallowed
nigīrṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootni-gṝ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
asauthat (one)
asau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
tribhuvana-guruḥteacher of the three worlds
tribhuvana-guruḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदik)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tribhuvanānāṃ guruḥ = teacher of the three worlds)
daitya-dalanaḥdestroyer of demons
daitya-dalanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक) + dalana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (daityānāṃ dalanaḥ = destroyer of demons)
nigīrṇau(the two are) swallowed
nigīrṇau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootni-gṝ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
candra-arkauthe Moon and the Sun
candra-arkau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcandra (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समास: द्वन्द्व (candraś ca arkaś ca)
druhiṇamDruhiṇa (Brahmā)
druhiṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdruhiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘Brahmā’
maghavānauMaghavat (Indra) (as a pair)
maghavānau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmaghavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘Maghavat/Indra’ (dual used with another implied/paired entity in context)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
varadauthe two boon-givers
varadau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvarada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘boon-givers’
nigīrṇāḥswallowed
nigīrṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootni-gṝ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण
yamaYama
yama:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समाहार-गणना in list)
varuṇaVaruṇa
varuṇa:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (in list)
vātaḥVāta (Wind)
vātaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvāta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (in list)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
dhanadaḥDhanada (Kubera)
dhanadaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘Kubera’
Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, reporting the battlefield alarm)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
C
Chandra
S
Surya
B
Brahma
I
Indra
Y
Yama
V
Varuna
V
Vayu
K
Kubera
D
Daitya (Asura)

FAQs

It dramatizes the limitation of all cosmic authorities (Devas) when confronted by overwhelming darkness (asuric force), pointing the seeker toward Shiva as Pati—the ultimate refuge beyond the powers that govern the worlds.

When even Vishnu, Brahma, and the guardians of directions are shown as vulnerable, the narrative encourages devotion to Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—who alone stabilizes dharma and restores order in the cosmos.

Take refuge in japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s protecting presence when the mind feels 'swallowed' by fear, tamas, or inner enemies.

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