Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

मदाज्ञया हरिः प्राप्तो भुजच्छेत्ता तवाऽथ वै । निवर्तस्व रणाद्गच्छ स्वगृहं सवधूवरः

Transliteration

madājñayā hariḥ prāpto bhujacchettā tavā'tha vai | nivartasva raṇādgaccha svagṛhaṃ savadhūvaraḥ

Translation

「わが命によりハリは来た。まことに彼は汝の腕を断つ者である。ゆえにこの戦より退き、去って己が家へ帰れ。花嫁を伴いし、優れたる者よ。」

Word by Word

• मत्-आज्ञया: by my command
• मत्-आज्ञया: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम आज्ञया = by my command)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: has arrived
• प्राप्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप्/आप्-प्राप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle), विशेषण (हरिः)

• भुज-च्छेत्ता: arm-cutter (one who cuts arms)
• भुज-च्छेत्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक) + छेत्तृ (कृदन्त; √छिद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (भुजं छिनत्ति इति)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• निवर्तस्व: turn back; desist
• निवर्तस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• रणात्: from the battle
• रणात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्व-गृहं: to your own house
• स्व-गृहं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (स्वं गृहं)

• स-वधू-वरः: together with the bridegroom (and bride)
• स-वधू-वरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + वधू (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (वधूवरः सह) विशेषण (त्वम्/अध्याहृतः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (issuing a command within the battle narrative of the Yuddhakhaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the supreme regulator (Pati) who directs the cosmic order: when divine will is revealed, the wise relinquish pride and withdraw from destructive conflict, returning to a dharmic life.

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached as the personal Lord who commands, protects, and corrects. This verse reflects that living under Śiva’s ājñā (command) is itself devotion—aligning one’s actions with the Lord symbolized by the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate niyama and surrender through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), mentally offering one’s anger and competitiveness into Śiva, and choosing restraint (nivṛtti) over escalation.