Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

त्वां विना न स वध्यश्च सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तं घातय महेशान लोकानां सुखमावह

Transliteration

tvāṃ vinā na sa vadhyaśca sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām | taṃ ghātaya maheśāna lokānāṃ sukhamāvaha

Translation

汝なくしては、マヘーシュヴァラよ、三天の住人のいずれも彼を討つことはできぬ。ゆえに大主よ、彼を打ち倒し、諸世界に安寧と福楽をもたらしたまえ。

Word by Word

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition) ‘without’; governs द्वितीया/तृतीया (here with द्वितीया)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vadhyaḥ: killable/to be slain
• vadhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vadhya (प्रातिपदिक; gerundive/भाव्य from √vadh ‘to kill’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भाव्य/कर्तव्यार्थक विशेषण ‘to be slain’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; पुं/नपुंसक (contextual)

• tridiva-okasām: of the heavenly dwellers (gods)
• tridiva-okasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समास: tridiva + okas (तत्पुरुष: ‘dwellers in heaven’)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ghātaya: slay (him)
• ghātaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) causative √ghātay/घातय (णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) ‘cause to be killed/kill’

• maheśāna: O Maheśāna
• maheśāna: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• lokānām: of the worlds/of people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āvaha: bring/bestow
• āvaha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vah (धातु) with ā-
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

The devas (celestial gods), appealing to Lord Shiva (Maheshvara) during the Yuddhakhaṇḍa conflict

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्वां विना न स वध्यश्च सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तं घातय महेशान लोकानां सुखमावह

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose grace and power alone can remove seemingly “unslayable” obstacles and restore dharma, peace, and welfare to the worlds.

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

The verse is a direct act of śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Saguna Shiva—Maheshvara as the accessible, responsive Lord—mirroring how devotees approach the Shiva Linga for protection, victory over negativity, and loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of all).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pray with surrender while japa-ing the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, if following Shaiva practice, to wear Rudraksha and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as signs of refuge in Maheshvara.