Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

एवं सर्वं दैत्यसैन्यं भ्रष्टं जातं मुनीश्वर । न केचित्तत्र संतस्थुर्गणदेवभयात्तदा

Transliteration

evaṃ sarvaṃ daityasainyaṃ bhraṣṭaṃ jātaṃ munīśvara | na kecittatra saṃtasthurgaṇadevabhayāttadā

Translation

Thus, O lord among sages, the entire host of the Daityas fell into confusion and was broken. Then none of them dared to stand there, terrified of the divine Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दैत्यसैन्यम्: the demon army
• दैत्यसैन्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दैत्यानां सैन्यम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भ्रष्टम्: scattered/ruined
• भ्रष्टम्: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रंश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• जातम्: became
• जातम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘become’

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘मुनिः एव ईश्वरः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• केचित्: any (persons)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संतस्थुः: stood/remained
• संतस्थुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• गणदेवभयात्: from fear of the gaṇa-deva(s)
• गणदेवभयात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गणदेवस्य भयम्’/‘गणदेवेभ्यः भयम्’ (contextual); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva Ganas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how adharma-driven power (the Daityas) collapses when confronted by Śiva’s śakti expressed through His Gaṇas; spiritually, it points to the downfall of ego and hostility when the soul meets the Lord’s disciplined divine order (Pati’s governance).

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

The Gaṇas represent Saguna Śiva’s accessible, protective presence in the world—His living power that safeguards dharma; worship of the Liṅga similarly trains the devotee to take refuge in Śiva as the supreme protector and inner ruler beyond demonic tendencies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steadiness, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—cultivating fearlessness and surrender to Śiva’s guardianship.