Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

हत्वा ते तारकं दैत्यं परिवारयुतं विभो । मोचितास्सकला देवा विपद्भ्यः परमेश्वर

Transliteration

hatvā te tārakaṃ daityaṃ parivārayutaṃ vibho | mocitāssakalā devā vipadbhyaḥ parameśvara

Translation

Oh Señor omnipenetrante, oh supremo Īśvara: al dar muerte al demonio Tāraka junto con su séquito, todos los dioses quedaron libres de sus calamidades.

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• ते: by you
• ते: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by you)

• तारकम्: Tāraka
• तारकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दैत्यम्: the demon
• दैत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तारकम् इति विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• परिवार-युतम्: accompanied by his retinue
• परिवार-युतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘युक्त/सहित’; तत्पुरुष-समासः (परिवारेण युतः)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मोचिताः: were liberated
• मोचिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मोचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √मुच्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-भावः (were freed)

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘देवाः’ इति विशेषण

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विपद्भ्यः: from calamities
• विपद्भ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• परम-ईश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Lord Śiva)
• Tāraka (Tārakāsura)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents Parameśvara as the compassionate Pati who removes vipad (calamity) by destroying adharma; philosophically, the ‘demon’ also signifies inner bondage and pride that are cut down by Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse praises Shiva in a personal (saguṇa) mode—Vibhu and Parameśvara—highlighting that devotees approach the Linga as the living refuge whose grace protects the cosmos and restores order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in Shiva during संकट (crisis) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple Linga-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as a prayer for removal of obstacles and fear.