Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

राहोः शिरच्छेदन-कारणकथनम् / The Account of Rāhu’s Beheading

Cause and Background

Devanagari script

तत्राजगाम सुप्रीतस्सुवर्चास्त्वथ भार्गवः । तेजः पुंजो मूर्त इव भासयन्सकला दिशः

Transliteration

tatrājagāma suprītassuvarcāstvatha bhārgavaḥ | tejaḥ puṃjo mūrta iva bhāsayansakalā diśaḥ

Translation

Alors le Bhārgava (sage de la lignée de Bhṛgu) y arriva, comblé de joie et rayonnant ; tel l’incarnation visible d’un amas de splendeur, il illuminait toutes les directions.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying the subject)

• सुवर्चाः: Suvarcā (proper name) / the radiant one
• सुवर्चाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सुवर्चस्’ (ending -as) nominative singular ‘सुवर्चाः’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (sequencing particle)

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेजः: splendor
• तेजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुञ्जः: a mass/heap
• पुञ्जः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘heap/mass’ (apposition to तेजः)

• मूर्तः: embodied
• मूर्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (as if embodied)

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamāna-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• भासयन्: illuminating
• भासयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु) → भासयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘दिशः’)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Bhargava

FAQs

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

The verse highlights tejas (spiritual brilliance) as an outward sign of inner purity and tapas—when the mind is aligned to dharma and devoted to Pati (Śiva), clarity and auspicious power naturally “illumine the directions,” benefiting the whole sacred assembly.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā with mantra and offerings) refines the devotee’s consciousness; the described radiance symbolizes the ripening of devotion and discipline that makes one fit to approach Śiva’s grace through sacred forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate tejas through steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), regular Linga worship, and sattvic observances; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining purity of conduct are traditional Shaiva supports for this inner radiance.