Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”

Devanagari script

परन्तु ते महादैत्या मद्भक्ता दृढमानसाः । अथ वध्या मयैव स्युर्व्याजत्यक्तवृषोत्तमाः

Transliteration

parantu te mahādaityā madbhaktā dṛḍhamānasāḥ | atha vadhyā mayaiva syurvyājatyaktavṛṣottamāḥ

Translation

«Cependant, ces grands Dāityas sont Mes dévots, au cœur inébranlable. Aussi doivent-ils être frappés par Moi seul, ô le meilleur des justes, car sous un prétexte ils ont abandonné la voie du dharma.»

Word by Word

• parantu: but
• parantu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parantu (परन्तु)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• te: those
• te: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• mahādaityāḥ: great demons
• mahādaityāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādaitya (महादैत्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• madbhaktāḥ: my devotees
• madbhaktāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madbhakta (मद्भक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• dṛḍhamānasāḥ: firm-minded
• dṛḍhamānasāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍhamānasa (दृढमानस)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• atha: then
• atha: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• vadhyāḥ: to be killed
• vadhyāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vadhya (वध्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural, Yat-Pratyaya

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartari (Agent/कर्तरि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• syuḥ: they should be
• syuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Vidhilin (Potential/विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural

• vyājatyaktavṛṣottamāḥ: who have abandoned righteousness by a pretext
• vyājatyaktavṛṣottamāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyājatyaktavṛṣottama (व्याजत्यक्तवृषोत्तम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that bhakti is powerful, yet devotion must be aligned with dharma; when devotees fall into adharma, Shiva may correct them through divine chastisement that ultimately serves purification and grace (anugraha).

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

It emphasizes Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who actively governs the moral order—protecting dharma and guiding even devotees back to the right path, which is the same Lord worshipped in the Linga as the compassionate ruler (Pati) of all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain disciplined bhakti—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha—while guarding conduct (ācāra) so devotion does not become a cover (vyāja) for adharma.