Shloka 24

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

कोपनिश्वासतस्तत्र महारुद्रस्य चेशितुः । जातं ज्वराणां शतकं संनिपातास्त्रयोदश

Transliteration

kopaniśvāsatastatra mahārudrasya ceśituḥ | jātaṃ jvarāṇāṃ śatakaṃ saṃnipātāstrayodaśa

Translation

From the wrathful breath of Mahārudra, the Supreme Lord, there arose a hundred fevers, and thirteen composite fevers born of combined humors.

Word by Word

• kopa-niśvāsataḥ: from the wrathful breath
• kopa-niśvāsataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + niśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kopa-sya niśvāsaḥ) → niśvāsāt (abl.)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deictic adverb (स्थानवाचक अव्यय)

• mahā-rudrasya: of Mahārudra
• mahā-rudrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; कर्मधारयः (mahān rudraḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• īśituḥ: of the Lord/ruler
• īśituḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; agent noun (कर्तृवाचक)

• jātam: was born/arose
• jātam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्) (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with śatakam

• jvarāṇām: of fevers
• jvarāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• śatakam: a hundred (set)
• śatakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śataka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• saṃnipātāḥ: (of) combined/compound (types)
• saṃnipātāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa/Upapada to number (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃnipāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• trayodaśa: thirteen
• trayodaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayodaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral, indeclinable-like in usage; here qualifying saṃnipātāḥ (Nominative plural sense)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Mahārudra

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Mahārudra as the sovereign power over both healing and affliction—showing that suffering can arise under divine governance to exhaust karma and turn the pashu (bound soul) toward refuge in Pati (Shiva).

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

By depicting Rudra’s tangible, world-affecting energy, it supports Saguna worship: the devotee approaches Shiva in an accessible form (such as the Liṅga) seeking grace that cools inner ‘jvara’—the burning of ego, passion, and karmic distress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm, sattvic worship with bhasma and Rudrākṣa—aimed at pacifying inner agitation and cultivating Shiva-bhakti as the antidote to afflictive heat.