Shloka 42

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

नन्दीभमुखसेनानीमुखास्सर्वे शिवाज्ञया । गणाश्च समनह्यंत युद्धाया तित्वरान्विताः

Transliteration

nandībhamukhasenānīmukhāssarve śivājñayā | gaṇāśca samanahyaṃta yuddhāyā titvarānvitāḥ

Translation

By Śiva’s command, all the leaders—headed by Nandin and Bhṛṅgī—together with the Gaṇas, quickly armed themselves and made ready for battle, filled with urgency.

Word by Word

• नन्दी-भ-मुख-सेनानी-मुखाः: leaders headed by Nandin (and others)
• नन्दी-भ-मुख-सेनानी-मुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक) + भ (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + सेनानी (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; ‘नन्दी च भश्च मुखं च सेनानीमुखाश्च’ इत्यर्थे प्रमुखाः (leaders headed by Nandin, Bhṛṅgī/‘bha’, and the chiefs)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• शिव-आज्ञया: by Śiva’s order
• शिव-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘by Śiva’s command’

• गणाः: the gaṇas (troops)
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• समनह्यन्त: arrayed themselves, prepared
• समनह्यन्त: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘they armed/arrayed themselves’

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/for-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative); एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• तित्वर-अन्विताः: endowed with haste/eagerness
• तित्वर-अन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तित्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् गणाः-शब्दस्य; ‘तित्वर’ = त्वरितभाव/उत्सुकता (haste/eagerness)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi
• Bhringi
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights īśvara-ājñā (the Lord’s command) as the organizing principle of dharma: Śiva’s attendants act without ego, showing that true power in Shaiva thought is disciplined service to Pati (the Lord).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who guides and protects through His śakti and attendants; devotion to the Liṅga is devotion to that same sovereign Śiva whose will sustains cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śiva-ājñā-smaraṇa—mentally offering one’s actions to Śiva before beginning any task—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate readiness and steadiness.