Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठकृष्णचतुर्दश्यां तृतीये तु गतेऽहनि । आप्रभातान्मुहूर्ते तु संप्राप्ता द्वारकां पुरीम्

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ tṛtīye tu gate'hani | āprabhātānmuhūrte tu saṃprāptā dvārakāṃ purīm

Translation

Am vierzehnten Mondtag (caturdaśī) der dunklen Monatshälfte im Monat Jyeṣṭha, nachdem der dritte Tag verstrichen war, erreichte sie die Stadt Dvārakā in einem Muhūrta kurz vor der Morgendämmerung.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठकृष्णचतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi) of the dark fortnight of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठकृष्णचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + कृष्ण + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (ज्येष्ठ-मासस्य कृष्ण-पक्षस्य चतुर्दशी)

• तृतीये: on the third
• तृतीये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहनि इति पदस्य)

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• गते: when (it) had passed
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• अहनि: on the day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्रभातात्: from dawn, since early morning
• आप्रभातात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source-point in time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (from early dawn)

• मुहूर्ते: at an auspicious moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• संप्राप्ता: arrived
• संप्राप्ता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (past participle used in active sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as Lord of Time who grants protection and liberation; the Purāṇic motif of Kāla being subordinated to Śiva frames the sanctity of Ujjayinī’s liṅga (general jyotirliṅga tradition, not specific to this chapter).

Significance: Darśana of Mahākāla is sought for relief from fear of death/time, removal of obstacles, and steadiness in dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dhārmic alignment with sacred time—tithi and muhūrta—showing that important actions in the Purāṇic world are undertaken with awareness of auspicious timing, supporting purity of intent and steadiness of devotion.

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

Though the verse is narrative and does not mention the Liṅga directly, it reflects the Saguna framework of the Purāṇa where devotion is lived through disciplined observances—time, place, and right conduct—offered inwardly to Pati (Śiva) as the supreme witness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin worship and japa in the brāhma-muhūrta (pre-dawn), especially on caturdaśī, with focused mantra-recitation (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and a calm, sattvic mind.