Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनाख्यं यच्चक्रं पदांगुष्ठविनिर्मितम् । जग्राह तत्करे रुद्रस्तेन हंतुं समुद्यतः

Transliteration

sudarśanākhyaṃ yaccakraṃ padāṃguṣṭhavinirmitam | jagrāha tatkare rudrastena haṃtuṃ samudyataḥ

Translation

そのときルドラは、足の親指より成った「スダルシャナ」と名づける円盤を御手に取り、これを高く掲げて、敵を討たんと備えられた。

Word by Word

• sudarśana-ākhyam: named ‘Sudarśana’
• sudarśana-ākhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sudarśana + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—सुदर्शन इति आख्या यस्य (named ‘Sudarśana’)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; relative pronoun (यत्)

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• pada-aṅguṣṭha-vinirmitam: made from the big toe (of the foot)
• pada-aṅguṣṭha-vinirmitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pada + aṅguṣṭha + vi-nirmita (कृदन्त; √mā/मि (मा) with vi+nir upasarga, past passive participle)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; PPP (क्त) ‘vinirmita’ = ‘made/formed’; compound: ‘made by (from) the big toe of the foot’

• jagrāha: took/seized
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• tat-kare: in his hand
• tat-kare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in his hand’

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tena: with that (discus)
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• samudyataḥ: ready/intent (to strike)
• samudyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-yata (कृदन्त; √yam/यम् with sam+ud, past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; PPP (क्त) in sense ‘ready/raised/intent’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Sudarshana Chakra

FAQs

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

It portrays Rudra as Pati—the supreme Lord who wields divine power to remove adharma; in Shaiva Siddhanta this reflects grace through protection and the decisive cutting of bondage when the Lord wills.

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

Though the Liṅga represents the transcendent, this verse highlights Saguna Śiva—Rudra with form and weapon—showing that the same absolute reality becomes accessible as a protecting, action-taking Lord for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Rudra as the inner protector who destroys obstacles to dharma; recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady focus, visualizing the Lord’s grace cutting through fear and bondage.