Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

पुनर्जगर्ज स विभुर्बाणो वैरिगणार्दनः । तत्रसुर्वृष्णयस्सर्वे कृष्णात्मानो विचेतसः

Transliteration

punarjagarja sa vibhurbāṇo vairigaṇārdanaḥ | tatrasurvṛṣṇayassarve kṛṣṇātmāno vicetasaḥ

Translation

Alors le puissant Bāṇa — destructeur des rangs ennemis — rugit à nouveau. Sur ce, tous les Vṛṣṇis présents, l'esprit fixé sur Kṛṣṇa, devinrent instables et déconcertés (au milieu de la terreur de la bataille).

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• jagarja: roared
• jagarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √garj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vibhuḥ: the mighty one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (apposition to bāṇaḥ)

• bāṇaḥ: Bāṇa
• bāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vairi-gaṇa-ardanaḥ: destroyer of enemy troops
• vairi-gaṇa-ardanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairin (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (‘crusher of enemy hosts’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपाधि

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vṛṣṇayaḥ: the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛṣṇayaḥ)

• kṛṣṇa-ātmānaḥ: Kṛṣṇa-souled; devoted to Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa-ātmānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (‘whose selves are fixed on Kṛṣṇa’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛṣṇayaḥ)

• vicetasaḥ: bewildered; distraught
• vicetasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛṣṇayaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Bāṇa (Bāṇāsura)
• Vṛṣṇis
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It shows how the force of conflict can shake even devoted hearts; steadiness (dhairya) is preserved when the mind is anchored in the highest refuge—ultimately Pati (Śiva) beyond fear—rather than in agitation caused by external events.

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

In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa’s battle setting, the verse highlights mental disturbance under pressure; Saguna-Śiva worship (Liṅga, mantra, pūjā) is presented in Shaiva tradition as a stabilizing support that gathers the mind and restores inner composure.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate steadiness through japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and supportive Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, which are traditionally used to keep awareness centered during turmoil.