Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

तस्य रौद्रेण रक्तेन सम्पूर्णमभवज्जगत् । ततस्समस्ता पृथिवी विकृताभून्मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

tasya raudreṇa raktena sampūrṇamabhavajjagat | tatassamastā pṛthivī vikṛtābhūnmunīśvara

Translation

ഹേ മുനീശ്വര! അവന്റെ ആ ഭയാനകമായ രക്തത്താൽ ലോകം മുഴുവൻ നിറഞ്ഞു. അതിനുശേഷം ഭൂമി മുഴുവൻ വികൃതവും അസ്വാഭാവികവുമായ അവസ്ഥയിലായി.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समर्थ (pronoun stem)

• रौद्रेण: by/with the fierce (power)
• रौद्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्तेन: with blood
• रक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्पूर्णम्: completely filled
• सम्पूर्णम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) जगत्-शब्दस्य

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

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समस्ता: entire/whole
• समस्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) पृथिवी-शब्दस्य

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• विकृता: distorted/changed
• विकृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) पृथिवी-शब्दस्य

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (munīnām īśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It shows how uncontrolled raudra-śakti (fierce divine power) can overwhelm the manifest world; in Shaiva Siddhanta, only Pati (Shiva) ultimately governs and restores order, turning disturbance into a means for re-establishing dharma.

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s saguna aspect as Rudra—tangible, powerful, and world-affecting. Linga worship is a stabilizing, dharmic way to approach that same supreme reality, seeking protection and re-harmonization of the cosmos and the devotee’s inner world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

To pacify raudra-bhāva, one may do Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), apply Tripuṇḍra bhasma with remembrance of Shiva, and offer water to the Śiva-liṅga with a prayer for inner steadiness and cosmic well-being.