Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

मा बाणस्य शिरश्छिंधि संहरस्व सुदर्शनम् । मदाज्ञया चक्रमिदं स्यान्मोघं मज्जने सदा

Transliteration

mā bāṇasya śiraśchiṃdhi saṃharasva sudarśanam | madājñayā cakramidaṃ syānmoghaṃ majjane sadā

Translation

«Ne tranche pas la tête de Bāṇa. Rappelle le Sudarśana (disque). Par mon ordre, que ce disque demeure à jamais sans effet, incapable de l’engloutir ou de le détruire.»

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय/निषेध)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• बाणस्य: of Bāṇa
• बाणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• छिन्धि: cut
• छिन्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संहरस्व: withdraw/recall
• संहरस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (discus)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; (विष्णोः चक्रनाम)

• मद्-आज्ञया: by my command
• मद्-आज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चक्रम्: the discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• स्यात्: may become / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोघम्: futile, in vain
• मोघम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• मज्जने: in immersion/sinking (in water)
• मज्जने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bāṇa
• Sudarśana (Vishnu’s discus)

FAQs

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

It highlights Pati (Shiva) as the supreme governor of outcomes: even a divine weapon becomes “mogha” by his ājñā, showing that grace and dharma—not mere power—determine the fruit of action.

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

In Saguna form, Shiva actively protects devotees and regulates cosmic order; Linga-worship internalizes this truth—seeking Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive force beyond external might.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is surrender to Shiva’s will through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for restraint and compassion—so one’s power is guided by dharma rather than vengeance.