Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

अवलोकपरास्सर्वे देवगंधर्वकिन्नराः । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्नोचुः किंचन तत्र ते

Transliteration

avalokaparāssarve devagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ | vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurnocuḥ kiṃcana tatra te

Translation

Segala Dewa, Gandharva dan Kinnara berdiri terpaku memandang. Diliputi kehairanan yang tertinggi, mereka tetap di sana tanpa mengucap sepatah kata pun.

Word by Word

• avaloka-parāḥ: intent on watching
• avaloka-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘अवलोके पराः’ (intent on watching)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• deva-gandharva-kinnarāḥ: gods, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
• deva-gandharva-kinnarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vismayam: astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• paramam: supreme, great
• paramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विस्मयम्’ इति विशेषण

• jagmuḥ: went into/experienced
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• ūcuḥ: said, spoke
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• kiṃcana: anything (at all)
• kiṃcana: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘न’ सह = ‘nothing at all’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras

FAQs

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

It portrays the transformative power of Shiva’s darśana: even exalted celestial beings become inwardly stilled, indicating that true encounter with the Divine culminates in reverent silence and awe, a doorway to grace.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-darśana—devotees beholding Shiva’s manifest presence. In Linga worship, this same attitude is cultivated: focused seeing (dhyāna with eyes and mind) leading to quieted speech and concentrated devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice silent darśana and japa: sit before a Shiva Linga with Tripuṇḍra applied, hold a rudrākṣa mala, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while maintaining steady, wordless contemplation.