Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

जगर्जुरसुरास्तत्र जयिनस्सुकृतोद्यमाः । सिंहनादं प्रकुर्वन्तः कोलाहलपरायणाः

Transliteration

jagarjurasurāstatra jayinassukṛtodyamāḥ | siṃhanādaṃ prakurvantaḥ kolāhalaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Là, les Asura poussèrent de grands rugissements, sûrs de la victoire et pleins d’ardeur. Faisant retentir des clameurs de bataille telles le rugissement du lion, ils se livrèrent tout entiers au tumulte.

Word by Word

• जगर्जुः: roared
• जगर्जुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Parokṣa past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• असुराः: demons (Asuras)
• असुराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• जयिनः: victorious
• जयिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘victorious’ (qualifies असुराः)

• सुकृत-उद्यमाः: with well-prepared efforts
• सुकृत-उद्यमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘सुकृतः उद्यमः येषाम्’ (well-made efforts); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifies असुराः)

• सिंह-नादम्: a lion-roar
• सिंह-नादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सिंहस्य नादः’ (lion’s roar); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वन्तः: uttering, making
• प्रकुर्वन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; participial qualifier of असुराः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘doing/uttering’

• कोलाहल-परायणाः: intent on clamour
• कोलाहल-परायणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘कोलाहले परायणः’ (devoted to uproar); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (qualifies असुराः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the asuric temperament—noise, pride, and assumed victory—showing that outward power and clamour are not signs of dharma; in Shaiva thought, true strength is alignment with Shiva (Pati) and mastery over ego-driven agitation.

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

The asuras’ “kolāhala” contrasts with Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion, which train the mind toward steadiness, reverence, and surrender; the Linga symbolizes the silent, stable reality of Shiva that is not shaken by battlefield uproar.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to quiet inner ‘kolāhala,’ along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as supports for discipline and remembrance during turbulent emotions.