Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे स्वामी वारयामास तं रणम् । वीरबाहुमुखान्सद्यो महाकौतुकदर्शकः

Transliteration

etasminnantare svāmī vārayāmāsa taṃ raṇam | vīrabāhumukhānsadyo mahākautukadarśakaḥ

Translation

Cependant, le Seigneur retint aussitôt ce combat et s’adressa à Vīrabāhu et aux autres—Lui qui manifeste la grande merveille de son jeu divin.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• अन्तरे: interval/time
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular (एतस्मिन् अन्तरे = ‘in the meantime’)

• स्वामी: the lord/master
• स्वामी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वारयामास: restrained/stopped
• वारयामास: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative of √वृ/वारयति ‘to restrain’), लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd singular perfect

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• रणम्: battle
• रणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• वीरबाहुमुखान्: the heroes (and) leaders/chiefs
• वीरबाहुमुखान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-बाहु-मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (वीरबाहवः च मुखाः च), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय—adverb ‘immediately’

• महाकौतुकदर्शकः: one who displayed great wonder/curiosity
• महाकौतुकदर्शकः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-कौतुक-दर्शक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महत् कौतुकं दर्शयति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (qualifying स्वामी)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vīrabāhu

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) who governs even heroic violence, revealing that true divine power includes restraint, protection, and the restoration of dharma rather than mere destruction.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the Lord actively intervenes in the world to regulate events; Linga-worship remembers this same compassionate governor of the cosmos who turns chaos into order for the devotee’s upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner controller who pacifies agitation, repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate śānti (peace) and self-restraint.