Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे कालः संप्राप्तश्शंकरेण हि । यत्र सा बाणदुहिता सुजाता कृतमंगला

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare kālaḥ saṃprāptaśśaṃkareṇa hi | yatra sā bāṇaduhitā sujātā kṛtamaṃgalā

Translation

Cependant, l’instant fixé par l’ordonnance de Śaṅkara advint. C’était le temps où Sujātā—fille de Bāṇa—se tenait là, rendue propice et entièrement prête pour le rite sacré.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• antare: in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃprāptaḥ: arrived
• saṃprāptaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); sense: ‘having arrived/attained’

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal nuance

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय) of place

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bāṇa-duhitā: Bāṇa’s daughter
• bāṇa-duhitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + duhitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘bāṇasya duhitā’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sujātā: well-born
• sujātā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) / upasarga-prefix adjective; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘sā’

• kṛta-maṃgalā: having performed auspicious rites / made auspicious
• kṛta-maṃgalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘kṛtaṃ maṃgalaṃ yayā/ yasyāḥ’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘sā’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kāla-saṃprāpti (the appointed moment arriving by divine ordinance)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara
• Bana
• Sujata

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes kāla (the ripening of the right moment) as governed by Śaṅkara—teaching that auspicious outcomes unfold when actions align with Shiva’s divine ordinance.

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

By attributing the arrival of the ‘appointed time’ to Śaṅkara, the text highlights Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who actively oversees events and sanctifies rites—an attitude central to devotional Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The phrase kṛta-maṅgalā points to completing auspicious preliminaries—such as purification, sankalpa, and Shiva-nāma/japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—before undertaking any sacred observance.