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

ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବ, ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ ଓ କିନ୍ନର ଏକାଗ୍ର ହୋଇ ଦେଖି ରହିଲେ। ପରମ ବିସ୍ମୟରେ ମୁଗ୍ଧ ହୋଇ ସେଠାରେ ଏକ ଶବ୍ଦ ମଧ୍ୟ କହିଲେ ନାହିଁ।

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.