Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

विशीर्णस्तिग्मांशोस्तुहिनशकलाकारशकलस्तथाभूतः प्राणांस्तदपि न जहौ दैत्य वृषभः । तदा तुष्टश्शंभुः परमकरुणावारिधिरसौ ददौ तस्मै प्रीत्या गणपतिपदं तेन विनुतः

Transliteration

viśīrṇastigmāṃśostuhinaśakalākāraśakalastathābhūtaḥ prāṇāṃstadapi na jahau daitya vṛṣabhaḥ | tadā tuṣṭaśśaṃbhuḥ paramakaruṇāvāridhirasau dadau tasmai prītyā gaṇapatipadaṃ tena vinutaḥ

Translation

Bien que brisé—tel des fragments du soleil brûlant et tel des éclats semblables à des morceaux de glace—le daitya Vṛṣabha n’abandonna pas son souffle vital. Alors Śambhu, océan de compassion suprême, satisfait, lui accorda avec amour le rang de Gaṇapati; et dès lors il le loua.

Word by Word

• viśīrṇaḥ: shattered/torn apart
• viśīrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśīrṇa (कृदन्त; √śṝ शॄ + vi)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• tigma-aṃśoḥ: of the sharp-rayed (sun)
• tigma-aṃśoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tigma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तीक्ष्णः अंशुः)

• tuhina-śakala-ākāra-śakalaḥ: a fragment shaped like a piece of snow/ice
• tuhina-śakala-ākāra-śakalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuhina (प्रातिपदिक) + śakala (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक) + śakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तूहिन-शकल-आकारः शकलः)

• tathā-bhūtaḥ: having become so
• tathā-bhūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (तथा = ‘thus’ + भूत)

• prāṇān: life-breaths; life
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• tat: that/then
• tat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: even/also)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• jahau: abandoned/gave up
• jahau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hā (धाातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• daitya: O demon
• daitya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative form used as address), एकवचन

• vṛṣabhaḥ: Vṛṣabha (the bull)
• vṛṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ तुष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parama-karuṇā-vāridhiḥ: an ocean of supreme compassion
• parama-karuṇā-vāridhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + vāridhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (करुणायाः वारिधिः; परमा करुणा)

• asau: that (one), he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative: that he)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धाातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• prītyā: out of affection
• prītyā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/हेतु), एकवचन

• gaṇapati-padam: the status/position of Gaṇapati
• gaṇapati-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇapati (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गणपतेः पदम्)

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• vinutaḥ: praised
• vinutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinuta (कृदन्त; √nu नु/नव्? ‘to praise’ with vi)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Śambhu)
• Daitya Vṛṣabha
• Gaṇapati (rank/title)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as parama-karuṇā (supreme compassion): steadfast endurance and sincere praise can draw the Lord’s anugraha (grace), transforming even an adversarial being through divine elevation.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Śambhu who responds personally to devotion. In Linga worship, this same compassionate Lord is approached through pūjā and stuti, seeking his grace to uplift the soul beyond bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice stuti and japa with steadiness—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—cultivating surrender and perseverance; this aligns the devotee with Śiva’s compassionate bestowal of spiritual dignity and protection.