Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency

Devanagari script

अद्यैतान् विवशान् हत्वा सहदेवैस्सवासवैः । भार्गवं मोचयिष्यामि जीवं योगीव कर्मतः

Transliteration

adyaitān vivaśān hatvā sahadevaissavāsavaiḥ | bhārgavaṃ mocayiṣyāmi jīvaṃ yogīva karmataḥ

Translation

Aujourd’hui, après avoir tué ces impuissants avec les dieux et Indra, je délivrerai Bhārgava en le ramenant à la vie, tel un yogin qui, maître de l’action, libère l’âme incarnée des liens du karma.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) [कालाधिकरण]
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (कर्म) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (vivaśān)

• विवशान्: helpless, powerless
• विवशान्: Karma (कर्म) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (एतान्/तान्)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया) [पूर्वक्रिया]
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे; तृतीया-सहचर्यं अपेक्षते

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/सहचर्य), बहुवचन

• सवासवैः: together with the Vasus/Indras (i.e., with the Vasavas)
• सवासवैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-समाससदृश प्रयोग (स- 'with' as prefix), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/सहचर्य), बहुवचन; देवैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu; Paraśurāma)
• भार्गवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• मोचयिष्यामि: I shall free/release
• मोचयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → मोचय (धातु-प्रयोग) + लृट्
• Form: णिजन्त-धातु (Causative), लृट्-लकार (Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जीवम्: alive
• जीवम्: Karma (कर्म) [as qualifier]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भार्गवम् इत्यस्य) अर्थे 'alive'

• योगी: a yogi
• योगी: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपमान-प्रयोगे (standard of comparison)

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upama-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• कर्मतः: by (his) action; in deed
• कर्मतः: Hetu (हेतु) / Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb), हेतौ/प्रकारे (by action, in terms of action)

Speaker

A leader among the combatants in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (as narrated by Sūta Gosvāmin)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)
• Devas
• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Jīva

FAQs

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

The verse uses a battle-event as an inner metaphor: true “release” is the jīva being freed from karmic bondage. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, liberation is not mere survival but the loosening of pāśa (bondage) through higher mastery and ultimately divine grace.

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

Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord is revered as the remover of bondage—He is Pati who can loosen pāśa. Linga-worship trains the mind toward that liberating reality, so the narrative’s “freeing from karma” aligns with approaching Shiva as the bestower of anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is karma-yoga and Shiva-centered japa: offer actions to Shiva and repeat the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating release from karmic impressions; optionally support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva reminders of detachment and devotion.