Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा महत्कर्म तारकोऽसुरपालकः । सर्वेषामपि देवानामशक्यो बलिनां वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā mahatkarma tārako'surapālakaḥ | sarveṣāmapi devānāmaśakyo balināṃ varaḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອເຮັດການງານໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນແລ້ວ ຕາຣະກະ ຜູ້ຄຸ້ມຄອງແລະຫົວໜ້າອະສຸຣະ ກໍກາຍເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ເທວະທັງປວງບໍ່ອາດຊະນະໄດ້, ເພາະເປັນຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ທີ່ສຸດໃນບັນດາຜູ້ມີພະລັງ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• महत्-कर्म: a great deed
• महत्-कर्म: Karma (कर्म) / Object of implied action
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (great deed)

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• असुर-पालकः: protector of the asuras
• असुर-पालकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (asurāṇāṃ pālakaḥ)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• अशक्यः: unconquerable / impossible (to be overcome)
• अशक्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशक्य (प्रातिपदिक; शक्-धातु से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• बलिनाम्: of the strong
• बलिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Pradhāna-vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Tārakāsura
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights how ego-driven power (asuric strength) can become “unconquerable” to ordinary divine forces, indicating that only Shiva’s higher ordinance—and the right divine instrument (Kumara/Kartikeya)—restores dharma.

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

The devas’ inability points to dependence on Saguna Shiva’s grace and governance: when cosmic imbalance rises, refuge is taken in Shiva (often through Linga-worship and prayer) so that his will manifests as the appropriate liberating and protective power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in Shiva through steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and humility; as a devotional safeguard, traditional Shaiva practice includes Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as reminders to restrain pride and align with dharma.