Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

शक्तिद्वयेन तद्युद्धे सर्वे च निष्फलीकृताः । सर्वास्त्राणि निकृत्तानि संक्षिप्तान्यमरैर्गणैः

Transliteration

śaktidvayena tadyuddhe sarve ca niṣphalīkṛtāḥ | sarvāstrāṇi nikṛttāni saṃkṣiptānyamarairgaṇaiḥ

Translation

En aquella batalla, por las dos potencias divinas, todos quedaron reducidos a la impotencia. Todos sus proyectiles fueron cercenados y contenidos por las huestes de los inmortales.

Word by Word

• शक्ति-द्वयेन: by the two powers
• शक्ति-द्वयेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे शक्ती)

• तत्-युद्धे: in that battle
• तत्-युद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य युद्धे)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• निष्फली-कृताः: were made fruitless
• निष्फली-कृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Result state of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्फली (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘कृत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (made fruitless)

• सर्व-अस्त्राणि: all weapons
• सर्व-अस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि अस्त्राणि)

• निकृत्तानि: cut down/cleft
• निकृत्तानि: Kriya (क्रिया/Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-कर्त्/कृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘निकृत्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• संक्षिप्तानि: thrown back/contracted/checked
• संक्षिप्तानि: Kriya (क्रिया/Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘संक्षिप्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अमरैः: by the immortals (gods)
• अमरैः: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गणैः: by the troops/hosts
• गणैः: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Amaras)
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It shows that when Shiva’s governing Śakti prevails, hostile powers and their “weapons” become fruitless—symbolizing how divine grace subdues ego, anger, and delusion that cannot be conquered by mere force.

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

The Linga signifies Shiva as the supreme Pati, inseparable from Śakti. This verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s protective function through Śakti—neutralizing destructive tendencies and restoring dharma in the manifested world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva-Śakti unity while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), mentally offering inner conflicts into the Linga; optionally apply Tripuṇḍra bhasma as a reminder of restraint and purification.