Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra

Devanagari script

नेदुर्दुंदुभयस्स्वर्गे जगुर्गंधर्वकिन्नराः । तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो देवा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः

Transliteration

nedurduṃdubhayassvarge jagurgaṃdharvakinnarāḥ | tuṣṭuvurmunayo devā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ

Translation

സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ ദുന്ദുഭികൾ മുഴങ്ങി; ഗന്ധർവ-കിന്നരർ ഗാനം പാടി. മുനികളും ദേവന്മാരും സ്തുതി ചെയ്തു; അപ്സരാഗണങ്ങൾ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुंदुभयः: kettledrums
• दुंदुभयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुंदुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (वैदिक/पुराणिक-रूप ‘दुंदुभयः’ = ‘दुंदुभयः/दुंदुभयः’ for दुंदुभयः < दुंदुभयः)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गंधर्वकिन्नराः: Gandharvas and Kinnaras
• गंधर्वकिन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंधर्व + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (गंधर्वाः च किन्नराः च)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप्सरोगणाः: groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अप्सरसां गणाः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Munis
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Apsarases

FAQs

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

It depicts the cosmos returning to harmony when adharma is subdued: heaven itself responds with sound, song, praise, and dance—symbolizing that the Lord (Pati) restores order and inspires bhakti in all beings.

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

The verse models saguna-bhakti—celebrating the Lord’s manifest acts through stuti (praise) and kīrtana (song). In Linga worship too, devotees respond to Shiva’s grace with sound (mantra), hymn, and reverent offering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt stotra-pāṭha and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with rhythmic devotion—like celestial song and praise—followed by quiet remembrance of Shiva as the source of dharma and inner steadiness.