Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

पतंतु शत्रुहस्ताद्वा पातयन्तु सहस्रधा । एतन्मनोरथं मे हि पूर्णं कुरु महेश्वर

Transliteration

pataṃtu śatruhastādvā pātayantu sahasradhā | etanmanorathaṃ me hi pūrṇaṃ kuru maheśvara

Translation

Que je tombe aux mains de l’ennemi, ou qu’ils me taillent en mille morceaux—ô Maheśvara, accomplis pleinement ce vœu qui est le mien.

Word by Word

• पतन्तु: let (them) fall
• पतन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शत्रु-हस्तात्: from the enemy’s hand
• शत्रु-हस्तात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘शत्रोः हस्तः’)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (or)

• पातयन्तु: let (them) make (them) fall
• पातयन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (Causative) ‘cause to fall’

• सहस्रधा: into a thousand pieces
• सहस्रधा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in a thousand ways/into a thousand pieces)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनोरथम्: wish/desire
• मनोरथम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• पूर्णम्: fulfilled/complete
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुरु: make/do
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/warrior supplicating Lord Shiva (Maheśvara) within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: etanmanorathaṃ me hi pūrṇaṃ kuru maheśvara

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the devotee accepts any outer outcome—capture or death—while seeking only Shiva’s grace to fulfill the inner spiritual resolve, showing fearlessness grounded in devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

The address “Maheśvara” reflects Saguna Shiva approached as the compassionate Lord who grants boons; in Linga-worship this same Lord is invoked as the ever-present refuge, where the devotee prioritizes divine will and grace over bodily security.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental japa with surrender—especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer the outcome of all actions to Shiva; the verse supports cultivating inner steadiness (dhairya) and remembrance of Shiva in crisis.