Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्

Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas

Devanagari script

नैरृतेन समागम्य चंडश्च बलवत्तरः । युयुधे परमास्त्रैश्च नैरृतिं निबिडं वयन्

Transliteration

nairṛtena samāgamya caṃḍaśca balavattaraḥ | yuyudhe paramāstraiśca nairṛtiṃ nibiḍaṃ vayan

Translation

Rencontrant Nairṛta au combat, le puissant Caṇḍa—désormais plus fort encore—poursuivit la lutte, lançant des armes suprêmes et tissant sur Nairṛti un barrage dense et ininterrompu.

Word by Word

• नैरृतेन: with Nairṛta
• नैरृतेन: Sahakāraka (सह/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• समागम्य: having met
• समागम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having met/approached’

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa (name)
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• बलवत्तरः: stronger
• बलवत्तरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• परमास्त्रैः: with supreme weapons
• परमास्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक: परम + अस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नैरृतिम्: Nairṛti (the opponent)
• नैरृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• निबिडम्: closely, intensely
• निबिडम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निबिड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘closely/intensely’)

• वयन्: plying/launching (repeatedly)
• वयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वय् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘weaving/plying/throwing (weapons)’ (contextual)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse depicts concentrated struggle against a destructive force (Nairṛti), symbolizing the devotee’s fight with tamas, fear, and inner dissolution; by steadfast effort and higher power, one can restrain chaos and move toward Shiva-oriented clarity.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional frame, victory over disruptive tendencies is supported by taking refuge in Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga steadies the mind and aligns the seeker with Pati (Shiva), the Lord who subdues all negative forces.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids for steadiness, especially during stressful or conflict-filled periods.