Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः

Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura

Devanagari script

एवं कुमारविजयं वर्णितं ते मुनीश्वर । चरितं तारकवधं परमाश्चर्यकारकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kumāravijayaṃ varṇitaṃ te munīśvara | caritaṃ tārakavadhaṃ paramāścaryakārakam

Translation

Ainsi, ô seigneur parmi les sages, je t’ai décrit le triomphe de Kumāra : le récit de la mise à mort de Tāraka, un acte souverainement prodigieux.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कुमारविजयम्: Kumāra’s victory
• कुमारविजयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुमारस्य विजयः)

• वर्णितम्: has been described
• वर्णितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘described’

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

• चरितम्: deed/story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; चर्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तारकवधम्: the slaying of Tāraka
• तारकवधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तारकस्य वधः)

• परमाश्चर्यकारकम्: most wonder-producing
• परमाश्चर्यकारकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आश्चर्य + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमम् आश्चर्यम्) + तत्पुरुष (आश्चर्यं करोति)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Tāraka

FAQs

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

It seals the narrative by presenting Kumāra’s victory as a divinely orchestrated wonder—reminding devotees that adharma is removed when the Lord’s will manifests, and that awe (āścarya) can mature into śraddhā and bhakti.

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

Kumāra’s triumph is understood as the working of Saguna Śiva’s grace and power in the world: the same Lord worshipped in the Liṅga expresses His protection through His divine family and agencies, safeguarding dharma for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to hear and recite this śiva-kathā with devotion, then conclude with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an offering—using the sense of wonder to steady the mind in remembrance of Śiva.