Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

सर्वे प्रसन्नतां याता देवसिद्धमुनीश्वराः । पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रकुर्वाणास्तद्यशो जगुरुच्चकैः

Transliteration

sarve prasannatāṃ yātā devasiddhamunīśvarāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ prakurvāṇāstadyaśo jaguruccakaiḥ

Translation

すべての神々、シッダたち、そして大いなる聖仙の主らは歓喜に満たされた。花を雨のように降らせつつ、彼（主）の栄光とその勝利の御業を高らかに歌い上げた。

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• prasannatām: gladness / delight
• prasannatām: Karma (कर्म/Object—state attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasannatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yātāḥ: having attained / having become
• yātāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense 'gone/attained'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; sarve-विशेषणम्/विधेय

• deva-siddha-muni-īśvarāḥ: gods, siddhas, and great sages
• deva-siddha-muni-īśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (list: 'gods, siddhas, and lordly sages'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; sarve इत्यस्य विशेष्य-समूहः

• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: a shower of flowers
• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('shower of flowers'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prakurvāṇāḥ: performing / causing
• prakurvāṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—doer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra+kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; devasiddhamunīśvarāḥ-विशेषणम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object—determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of yaśaḥ)

• yaśaḥ: glory / fame
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object of jaguḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• jaguḥ: sang / chanted
• jaguḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (गै धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• uccakaiḥ: aloud / loudly
• uccakaiḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (adverbial instrumental: 'aloud/highly')

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: deva-puṣpavṛṣṭi as a cosmic sign of auspicious restoration

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Siddhas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It shows that when adharma is subdued by the Lord, even celestial beings respond with prasannatā (inner clarity and joy) and stuti—devotional praise—affirming Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who restores order and grants grace.

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

The verse models Saguna-bhakti: visible acts like offering flowers and singing the Lord’s glory. In Linga worship, puṣpa-arcana and stotra are classic expressions of devotion that cultivate surrender and receptivity to Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer flowers with focused devotion and recite Shiva-stuti (or the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) aloud or mentally, letting the mind settle into prasannatā—calm joy—while remembering Shiva’s protective victory over negativity.