Shloka 43

Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

इति संप्रार्थितश्शंभुः सर्वान्रक्षोगणान्प्रभुः । हुंकारेणैव चास्त्रेण भस्मसात्कृतवांस्तदा

Transliteration

iti saṃprārthitaśśaṃbhuḥ sarvānrakṣogaṇānprabhuḥ | huṃkāreṇaiva cāstreṇa bhasmasātkṛtavāṃstadā

Translation

Thus entreated, Śambhu—the sovereign Lord—then reduced all those hosts of rākṣasas to ashes by the weapon of His very “Huṃ” roar.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), ‘thus’ इत्यर्थे

• संप्रार्थितः: having been earnestly requested
• संप्रार्थितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-अर्थ् (धातु) → संप्रार्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having been earnestly requested’

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘all’ (qualifying object)

• रक्षोगणान्: hosts of demons (rakṣasas)
• रक्षोगणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): रक्षसां गणाः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to शम्भुः

• हुंकारेण: by (his) huṃkāra (roar/syllable ‘huṃ’)
• हुंकारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्त्रेण: by a weapon
• अस्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• भस्मसात्: to ashes
• भस्मसात्: Gati/Prakara (गति/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भस्मसात् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), ‘to ashes/into ash-state’

• कृतवान्: made (them)
• कृतवान्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृतवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृतवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle used as finite), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग; ‘did/made’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: हुं

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose mere divine will and sound-power can burn hostile forces to ash—symbolizing the destruction of inner tamas, fear, and bondage when one takes refuge in Him through sincere prayer.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the compassionate protector who responds to devotees’ supplication; Linga-worship similarly approaches the Lord as present and responsive, granting protection and purifying the devotee’s consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s mantra-śakti—especially seed-sound remembrance (such as focusing on the power of sacred utterance) alongside bhakti; as a practical Shaiva discipline, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and prayer for inner purification and protection.