Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

स्कन्द प्रद्युम्नबाणौघैरर्द्यमानोऽथ कोपितः । जघान शक्त्या प्रद्युम्नं दैत्यसंघात्यमर्षणः

Transliteration

skanda pradyumnabāṇaughairardyamāno'tha kopitaḥ | jaghāna śaktyā pradyumnaṃ daityasaṃghātyamarṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Ditekan hebat oleh hujan anak panah dari Skanda dan Pradyumna, sang Daitya pun murka. Sang penghancur pasukan para asura, yang tak menoleransi penghinaan, menghantam Pradyumna dengan senjata Śakti (tombak sakti).

Word by Word

• स्कन्द: O Skanda / Skanda
• स्कन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन (Vocative/Nominative Singular); नाम (proper noun)

• प्रद्युम्न-बाण-ओघैः: by the torrents/volleys of Pradyumna’s arrows
• प्रद्युम्न-बाण-ओघैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रद्युम्नस्य बाणानाम् ओघैः)

• अर्द्यमानः: being afflicted/harassed
• अर्द्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता) (of passive state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present Passive Participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—“being afflicted/pressed”

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्ध सूचक (particle: then/now)

• कोपितः: angered
• कोपितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्—“angered”

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्त्या: with a spear/śakti weapon
• शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• दैत्य-संघाति-अमर्षणः: the demon-slayer, intolerant/unforbearing one
• दैत्य-संघाति-अमर्षणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संघातिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दैत्यसंघाति च अमर्षणश्च)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kartikeya)
• Pradyumna

FAQs

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

The verse uses battlefield imagery to show how reactive anger (kopa) arises when one is pressured; in Shaiva Siddhanta this reflects the binding tendencies (pāśa) that obscure clarity, while the divine side represents disciplined power aligned with dharma.

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

Though the scene is martial, it points to Saguna Shiva’s governance of cosmic order: devotees contemplate Shiva as the Lord who empowers divine forces like Skanda to restrain chaos, and worship the Linga as the stable center amid conflict and change.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to master anger and agitation, along with steady dhyāna on Shiva as the inner ruler (Pati) who subdues the turbulent impulses symbolized by daityas.