Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca

Devanagari script

शंखचूडोऽहमेवास्मि देवविद्रावकारकः । मां न जानासि किं भद्रे न श्रुतोऽहं कदाचन

Transliteration

śaṃkhacūḍo'hamevāsmi devavidrāvakārakaḥ | māṃ na jānāsi kiṃ bhadre na śruto'haṃ kadācana

Translation

«ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າແຕ່ຜູ້ດຽວນີ້ແມ່ນ ສັງຂະຈູດ (Śaṅkhacūḍa) ຜູ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ເທວະດາຫນີກະເຈີດ. ໂອ ຜູ້ງາມ, ເຈົ້າບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ? ເຈົ້າບໍ່ເຄີຍໄດ້ຍິນຊື່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເລີຍບໍ?»

Word by Word

• शंखचूडः: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूडः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखचूड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• देवविद्रावकारकः: one who causes the gods to flee
• देवविद्रावकारकः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + विद्राव + कारक (प्रातिपदिक); √द्रु (धातु) in विद्राव (causative sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘देवानां विद्रावः’ (driving away of gods) + ‘कारकः’ (maker/doer)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• किम्: why?/what?
• किम्: Hetu/Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-एकवचन (contextual interrogative), प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन (address)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• श्रुतः: heard of/known
• श्रुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective to अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘heard/known’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śaṅkhacūḍa (the asura/daitya antagonist in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shankhachuda
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights asuric ahaṅkāra (pride) and the delusion of power: driving away the devas is presented as a boast, contrasting with the Shaiva Siddhanta ideal where true greatness is surrender to Pati (Śiva) and alignment with dharma.

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

In Yuddhakhaṇḍa episodes, worldly dominance is shown as unstable; devotion to Saguna Śiva through liṅga-worship is portrayed elsewhere in the Purāṇa as the stabilizing refuge that subdues ego and protects dharma beyond mere celestial or demonic power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter pride with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and wearing Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence, cultivating humility and devotion to Śiva.