Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

तदीयाद्विष्यन्दात्क्षिति तलगतैरन्धकगणैरतिव्याप्तघोरं विकृतवदनं स्वात्मसदृशम् । दधत्कल्पांताग्निप्रतिमवपुषा भूतपतिना त्रिशूले नोद्भिन्नस्त्रिपुररिपुणा दारुणतरम्

Transliteration

tadīyādviṣyandātkṣiti talagatairandhakagaṇairativyāptaghoraṃ vikṛtavadanaṃ svātmasadṛśam | dadhatkalpāṃtāgnipratimavapuṣā bhūtapatinā triśūle nodbhinnastripuraripuṇā dāruṇataram

Translation

ତାହାର ଦେହରୁ ପୃଥିବୀତଳରେ ଅନ୍ଧକଗଣ ଝରିପଡ଼ିଲେ—ସର୍ବତ୍ର ବ୍ୟାପିଥିବା ଭୟଙ୍କର ପ୍ରବାହ, ବିକୃତ ଭୟାନକ ମୁଖଧାରୀ, ନିଜ ସଦୃଶ। କିନ୍ତୁ କଳ୍ପାନ୍ତାଗ୍ନି ସମ ଦେହଧାରୀ ଭୂତପତି, ତ୍ରିପୁରାରି ଶିବଙ୍କ ତ୍ରିଶୂଳରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ; ଅଧିକ ଦାରୁଣ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• tadīyāt: from his
• tadīyāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (from his/that one's)

• viṣyandāt: from the outflow/oozing
• viṣyandāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣyanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान

• kṣiti-tala-gataiḥ: by those who had gone onto the earth’s surface
• kṣiti-tala-gataiḥ: Karana (करण/instrument/agent group)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣiti + tala + gata (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (kṣiti-tale gataiḥ)

• andhaka-gaṇaiḥ: by the hosts of Andhaka
• andhaka-gaṇaiḥ: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (andhakasya gaṇāḥ)

• ati-vyāpta-ghoram: terribly all-pervading
• ati-vyāpta-ghoram: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + vyāpta + ghora (कृदन्त; √vyāp धातु + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषण of (implicit) rūpam/ākāram

• vikṛta-vadanam: with a distorted face
• vikṛta-vadanam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikṛta + vadana (कृदन्त; √kṛ धातु + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• sva-ātma-sadṛśam: resembling his own self
• sva-ātma-sadṛśam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + ātman + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (svasyātmanaḥ sadṛśam)

• dadhat: bearing, having
• dadhat: Karta (कर्ता/agent qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपद; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kalpa-anta-agni-pratima-vapuṣā: with a body like the fire at the end of an aeon
• kalpa-anta-agni-pratima-vapuṣā: Karana (करण/instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa + anta + agni + pratima + vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (kalpānte agniḥ; tasya pratimaṃ vapuḥ)

• bhūta-patinā: by the lord of beings (Śiva)
• bhūta-patinā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhūtānām pati)

• triśūle: on the trident
• triśūle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/on)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• udbhinnaḥ: pierced, split open
• udbhinnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-bhinna (कृदन्त; √bhid/√bhin(d) धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tripura-ripuṇā: by Tripura’s foe (Śiva)
• tripura-ripuṇā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura + ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tripurasya ripuḥ)

• dāruṇa-taram: more dreadful
• dāruṇa-taram: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-anta (pralaya) imagery

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Andhaka
• Bhūtapati
• Tripurāri

FAQs

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

The verse depicts the demonic tendency of ego and ignorance to multiply and pervade consciousness, while Śiva—Pati, the sovereign Lord—remains unshaken and ultimately subdues such darkness; it points to the Shaiva Siddhānta view that only the Lord’s grace can overcome the expanding power of mala (impurity).

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

By presenting Śiva as Bhūtapati and Tripurāri with a kalpānta-agni-like form, the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva—worshipped in the Liṅga—as the accessible, protective Lord whose manifested power destroys inner and outer obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as Tripurāri/Bhūtapati while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and pair it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of dissolution of ego and steadfast refuge in the Lord.