Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघैर्दैत्याहतगणैस्तथा । वसासृङ्मांसपंकाढ्या भूरगम्याभवत्तदा

Transliteration

pramathāhatadaityaughairdaityāhatagaṇaistathā | vasāsṛṅmāṃsapaṃkāḍhyā bhūragamyābhavattadā

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പ്രമഥന്മാർ വധിച്ച ദൈത്യസമൂഹങ്ങളും, ദൈത്യന്മാർ വീഴ്ത്തിയ ശിവഗണസമൂഹങ്ങളും മൂലം, കൊഴുപ്പ്‑രക്ത‑മാംസത്തിന്റെ ചെളി നിറഞ്ഞ ഭൂമി കടക്കാനാകാത്തതായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• प्रमथ-आहत-दैत्य-ओघैः: by the hosts of demons struck down by the Pramathas
• प्रमथ-आहत-दैत्य-ओघैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + आहत (हन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: (प्रमथैः आहतः) दैत्य-ओघः तैः

• दैत्य-आहत-गणैः: by the troops (of beings) struck down by the demons
• दैत्य-आहत-गणैः: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आहत (हन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: दैत्यैः आहताः गणाः तैः

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• वसा-सृक्-मांस-पङ्क-आढ्या: abounding in fat, blood, flesh, and mire
• वसा-सृक्-मांस-पङ्क-आढ्या: Visheshana (विशेषण/predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसा (प्रातिपदिक) + सृक्/सृज्? (प्रातिपदिक: रक्त/सृक् = blood) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: वसा-रक्त-मांस-पङ्केन आढ्या (abounding in...)

• भूः: the earth
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अगम्या: impassable; inaccessible
• अगम्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगम्य (गम् धातु + यत्, कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक, गन्तुम् अशक्या (impassable)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb: then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Pramathas
• Ganas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It starkly portrays the perishability of the body and the horror of adharma-driven conflict, pushing the seeker toward vairāgya (dispassion) and remembrance of Pati (Shiva) as the only stable refuge beyond blood-and-flesh existence.

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

In the Yuddha-khaṇḍa setting, Shiva’s Gaṇas and Pramathas represent Saguna Shiva’s protective power in the world; yet the verse’s emphasis on bodily ruin also points devotees back to Linga-worship as contemplation of the deathless reality (Shiva) beyond material forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward witnessing, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of impermanence and Shiva’s purifying grace.