Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण शांकरिर्मूच्छि तोऽभवत् । मुहूर्ताच्चेतनां प्राप स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tena śaktiprahāreṇa śāṃkarirmūcchi to'bhavat | muhūrtāccetanāṃ prāpa stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

ସେହି ଶକ୍ତି-ପ୍ରହାରରେ ଶାଙ୍କରୀ ମୂର୍ଛିତ ହେଲେ। କିଛି ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତ ପରେ, ମହର୍ଷିମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ତୁତି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେ ପୁନଃ ଚେତନା ପାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

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

• शक्तिप्रहारेण: by the blow of the spear
• शक्तिप्रहारेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शक्तेः प्रहारः)

• शांकरिः: Śāṃkari (Skanda/Kumāra)
• शांकरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मूर्च्छितः: fainted
• मूर्च्छितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मूर्च्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fainted’

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मुहूर्तात्: after a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• चेतनाम्: consciousness
• चेतनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राप: regained/obtained
• प्राप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being praised’

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Rudra Saṃhitā flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It highlights that even when the embodied form is shaken (fainting from a weapon’s impact), consciousness can be restored through sacred remembrance and stuti—devotional praise that re-centers the being in Śiva–Śakti tattva, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on awakening (caitanya) over mere physical condition.

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

The sages’ praise functions like Linga-upāsanā: turning the mind toward Saguna Śiva/Śakti through names and glorification. In the Shiva Purana, such stuti is a direct devotional act that invokes grace and restores inner steadiness—mirroring how Linga worship stabilizes awareness and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha and nāma-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in moments of distress—using praise as a contemplative anchor to recover clarity and composure.