Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

शस्त्रास्त्रैर्भिन्नगात्रा ये रणं कुर्वंति निर्भयाः । इहामुत्र प्रशंस्यास्ते लभ्यन्ते सुखमद्भुतम्

Transliteration

śastrāstrairbhinnagātrā ye raṇaṃ kurvaṃti nirbhayāḥ | ihāmutra praśaṃsyāste labhyante sukhamadbhutam

Translation

Those whose limbs are torn by weapons and missiles, yet who fight on fearlessly—such warriors are praised in this world and the next, and they attain wondrous happiness.

Word by Word

• शस्त्र-अस्त्रैः: by weapons and missiles
• शस्त्र-अस्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (शस्त्राणि च अस्त्राणि च)

• भिन्न-गात्राः: having wounded/broken limbs
• भिन्न-गात्राः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिद् (धातु) → भिन्न (कृदन्त) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भिन्न = भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘broken’; कर्मधारयः (भिन्नानि गात्राणि येषाम्/भिन्नगात्राः)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• रणम्: battle
• रणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्वन्ति: do / wage
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• निर्भयाः: fearless
• निर्भयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here’)

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there/other world’)

• प्रशंस्याः: praiseworthy
• प्रशंस्याः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + शंस् (धातु) → प्रशंस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• लभ्यन्ते: are obtained / are attained
• लभ्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘are obtained/attained’)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; लभ्यन्ते इत्यस्य कर्म/फलरूपम्

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सुखम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

It praises steadfast, fearless adherence to one’s dharma even amid suffering, teaching that such integrity becomes spiritually meritorious and yields upliftment and happiness across worlds under Shiva’s cosmic order.

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

In Saguna Shiva’s governance, the fruits of karma are dispensed justly; courage aligned with dharma is honored. Linga-worship trains the devotee in inner fearlessness and steadiness, mirroring the verse’s ideal of unwavering resolve.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate fearlessness through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as disciplines for steadiness, self-control, and dharmic resolve.