Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26

शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)

Devanagari script

भविष्यति च गंभीरस्त्वं यथा समरे गुहः । सर्वजेता च संग्रामे सर्वसंपद्विराजितः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati ca gaṃbhīrastvaṃ yathā samare guhaḥ | sarvajetā ca saṃgrāme sarvasaṃpadvirājitaḥ

Translation

You shall become steadfast and deep in resolve, like Guha (Kārttikeya) in battle. In war you shall conquer all, and you shall shine, adorned with every prosperity and excellence.

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/Future sense here: will be), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• गंभीरः: deep; grave; profound
• गंभीरः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण / subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गंभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• यथा: as; just like
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (comparative/“as”)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• गुहः: Guha (Kārttikeya’s attendant/ally)
• गुहः: Upamāna (उपमान / standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वजेता: conqueror of all
• सर्वजेता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण / subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + जेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: “of all” + “conqueror”), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• संग्रामे: in war
• संग्रामे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वसंपत्-विराजितः: adorned with all prosperity
• सर्वसंपत्-विराजितः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण / subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + संपत् + विराजित (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: “with all prosperity” + “adorned”), विराजित = √राज् (धातु) + क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guha (Kartikeya/Skanda)

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as the source of inner gravity (gaṃbhīratā), victory over opposing forces, and the flourishing of auspicious qualities—showing that true success arises when one is aligned with Shiva’s will and dharma.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the compassionate Lord actively bestows protection, steadiness, and triumph upon devotees. Linga-worship in the Purana is repeatedly linked with receiving Shiva’s grace that transforms the devotee’s destiny and empowers righteous action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate gaṃbhīratā through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Linga-pūjā with devotion; this steadiness is the inner discipline that supports victory over inner and outer obstacles.