Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

एवं विजयमापन्नं कुमारं निखिलास्सुराः । बभूवुर्युगपद्धृष्टास्त्रिलोकाश्च महासुखा

Transliteration

evaṃ vijayamāpannaṃ kumāraṃ nikhilāssurāḥ | babhūvuryugapaddhṛṣṭāstrilokāśca mahāsukhā

Translation

かくしてクマーラ（Kumāra）が勝利を得るや、諸天は一斉に歓喜し、三界もまた大いなる喜びに満ちた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• विजयम्: victory
• विजयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपन्नम्: having attained
• आपन्नम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√pad (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कुमारम्: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निखिलाः: all
• निखिलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb (समकालवाचक)

• हृष्टाः: delighted
• हृष्टाः: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिलोकाः: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound) ‘three worlds’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• महासुखाः: very happy
• महासुखाः: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ‘greatly happy’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudrasaṃhitā’s Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Devas
• Triloka (three worlds)

FAQs

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

Kumāra’s victory symbolizes the restoration of dharma through Śiva’s śakti working in the world; when adharma is subdued, the cosmos (triloka) naturally returns to harmony and joy—an outer sign of inner spiritual order.

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

Kumāra is revered as a manifestation of Śiva’s saguna power (Śiva-śakti in action). Rejoicing of the devas reflects the fruit of taking refuge in Śiva—often approached through Liṅga worship—where the devotee trusts the Lord to remove obstacles to dharma and spiritual progress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is gratitude and śaraṇāgati (refuge) after success: offer a simple Liṅga-pūjā with bilva, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a way to dedicate victory to Śiva rather than ego.