Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

स बद्ध्वा घस्मरं दैत्यं पाशेनाभ्यहनद्भुवि । महावीर प्रचंडं च चकर्त्त विशिखेन ह

Transliteration

sa baddhvā ghasmaraṃ daityaṃ pāśenābhyahanadbhuvi | mahāvīra pracaṃḍaṃ ca cakartta viśikhena ha

Translation

ସେ ଘସ୍ମର ଦୈତ୍ୟକୁ ପାଶରେ ବାନ୍ଧି ଭୂମିରେ ଆଘାତ କରି ପତିତ କଲା; ଏବଂ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କଣ୍ଟକିତ ବାଣରେ ମହାବୀର ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କାଟି ଢାଳିଦେଲା।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बद्ध्वा: having bound
• बद्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक (having bound)

• घस्मरम्: voracious
• घस्मरम्: Visheshana of Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घस्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यम्: demon (Daitya)
• दैत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाशेन: with a noose
• पाशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यहनत्: struck down
• अभ्यहनत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भूमि-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• महावीरम्: the great hero (name/epithet)
• महावीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रचण्डम्: fierce
• प्रचण्डम्: Visheshana of Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रचण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• चकर्त: cut/cleft
• चकर्त: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; रूपम्: चकर्त (he cut)

• विशिखेन: with an arrow
• विशिखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (expletive particle; indeed)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Ghasmara
• Pracaṇḍa

FAQs

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

The verse dramatizes the Shaiva Siddhanta theme that adharma and inner enemies are first bound (pāśa—bondage brought under control) and then removed; the Lord’s power restores dharma and protects devotees by subduing destructive forces.

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

In Saguna worship, Shiva is revered as the active Protector who intervenes in the world; remembering such leelas while worshipping the Liṅga strengthens śaraṇāgati (surrender) and trust in Shiva as Pati, the master of all bonds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as the remover of pāśas (bondage) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally offering one’s fears and impulses into the Liṅga as they are ‘bound and cut’ by divine grace.