Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency

Devanagari script

ततः कोलाहलो जातः प्रमथासुरसैन्ययोः । तेन शब्देन महता शुक्रश्शंभूदरे स्थ्ग्तिः

Transliteration

tataḥ kolāhalo jātaḥ pramathāsurasainyayoḥ | tena śabdena mahatā śukraśśaṃbhūdare sthgtiḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം പ്രമഥസൈന്യവും അസുരസൈന്യവും തമ്മിൽ മഹാ കോലാഹലം ഉയർന്നു. ആ മഹാശബ്ദത്തിൽ ശുക്രാചാര്യനും വിറച്ചു—ശംഭുവിന്റെ ശക്തിവലയത്തിൽ അവന്റെ സ്ഥിരത തടയപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तद्-प्रत्ययान्त-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/from that)

• कोलाहलः: uproar
• कोलाहलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• जातः: arose/occurred
• जातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (intransitive: ‘arose’)

• प्रमथ-असुर-सैन्ययोः: of the armies of the Pramathas and the Asuras
• प्रमथ-असुर-सैन्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सैन्य), षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनरूप (here: षष्ठी 6th/genitive dual) ‘of the armies’; समासः (तत्पुरुष)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शब्देन: sound/noise
• शब्देन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (शब्देन)

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus/teacher of Asuras)
• शुक्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• शम्भू-दरे: in Śambhu’s interior
• शम्भू-दरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भू (प्रातिपदिक) + दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दर ‘cave/inside/belly’), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘in the interior of Śambhu’

• स्थितिः: state/abiding (presence)
• स्थितिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्तिन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (action noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shukra
• Pramathas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva (Śambhu) as the supreme Pati whose śakti can instantly still even powerful intellect and strategy (represented by Śukra) when adharma rises; divine sovereignty prevails over chaotic forces.

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

The tumult of battle contrasts with Saguna Śiva’s governing power: worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to rest in Śiva’s presence, where agitation is ‘covered’ and brought under control, just as the mighty sound checks Śukra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to quiet inner ‘kolāhala’ (mental noise), ideally with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and devotion.