Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot

Pre-battle Portents

Devanagari script

प्रस्कंदः कुन्दरश्चंडः कंपनश्चातिकंपनः । इन्द्रश्चेन्द्रजवश्चैव यंता हिमकरस्तथा

Transliteration

praskaṃdaḥ kundaraścaṃḍaḥ kaṃpanaścātikaṃpanaḥ | indraścendrajavaścaiva yaṃtā himakarastathā

Translation

(അവർ) പ്രസ്കന്ദൻ, കുന്ദരൻ, ചണ്ഡൻ, കംപനൻ, അതികംപനൻ; ഇന്ദ്രനും ഇന്ദ്രജവനും; കൂടാതെ യംതാ, ഹിമകരനും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्रस्कंदः: Praskanda (a name)
• प्रस्कंदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुन्दरः: Kundara (a name)
• कुन्दरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa (the fierce one; a name)
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कम्पनः: Kampana (the shaker; a name)
• कम्पनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अतिकम्पनः: Ati-kampana (the great shaker; a name)
• अतिकम्पनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति-कम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः उपपद/अव्ययीभाव-समाससदृशः ‘अति’ उपसर्गार्थेन, व्यवहारतः तत्पुरुषः (अत्यन्तं कम्पनः)

• इन्द्रः: Indra (a name)
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्रजवः: Indra-swift / having Indra’s speed
• इन्द्रजवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य जवः/वेगः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• यंता: controller/driver (a name)
• यंता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यन्तृ-शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचन (यन्ता)

• हिमकरः: Himakara (moon; ‘maker of coolness’; a name)
• हिमकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-व्यवहारः (हिमं करोति इति)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: प्रस्कंदः कुन्दरश्चंडः कंपनश्चातिकंपनः । इन्द्रश्चेन्द्रजवश्चैव यंता हिमकरस्तथा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

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

This verse lists prominent names within the battle narrative, emphasizing the vast, ordered host moving under divine will—reminding the devotee that even fierce forces operate within Shiva’s cosmic governance (Pati), while beings (paśu) remain bound by action (pāśa) until they turn to devotion and grace.

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

Though it is a battlefield catalogue, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by portraying the Lord’s manifest power organizing and subduing chaotic forces; devotees worship the Liṅga as the steady axis of reality amid such turmoil, seeking protection and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for fearlessness and steadiness, paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—so the mind does not ‘tremble’ like Kampana/Atikampana but rests in Shiva.