Shloka 28

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

जनश्न विमना: सर्वो5भवत्‌ त्राससमन्वित: । निमीलिते भूतपतौ नष्टसूर्य इवाभवत्‌

Transliteration

janaḥ sa vimanaḥ sarvo 'bhavat trāsasamanvitaḥ | nimīlite bhūtapatau naṣṭasūrya ivābhavat ||

Translation

तब सब लोग उदास और अनमने हो गए; सब पर भय छा गया। भूतों के स्वामी के नेत्र मूँदते ही यह लोक ऐसा हो गया मानो सूर्य ही नष्ट हो गया हो।

Word by Word

• जनः: the people
• जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमनाः: dejected, dispirited
• विमनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वः: all (entire)
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• त्राससमन्वितः: endowed with fear, filled with terror
• त्राससमन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रास-समन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निमीलिते: when (it was) closed; upon being shut
• निमीलिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मील्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भूतपतौ: in the lord of beings (Śiva)
• भूतपतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतपति
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नष्टसूर्यः: as if the sun were lost (sunless)
• नष्टसूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट-सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhūtapati (Śiva, Lord of beings)
• Janaḥ (the people)
• Sūrya (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how the presence of a righteous, protective power sustains confidence and order; when that guardianship is withdrawn, society falls into fear and disorientation—like a world without the sun.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a moment when Bhūtapati (Śiva) closes his eyes; the people become dejected and terrified, and the world appears as if sunlight has disappeared.