Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः

Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace

Devanagari script

एवं दशसहस्राणि सैन्यानि मुनिसत्तम । जघान रोषरक्ताक्षो वर्द्धितश्शिवतेजसा

Transliteration

evaṃ daśasahasrāṇi sainyāni munisattama | jaghāna roṣaraktākṣo varddhitaśśivatejasā

Translation

ହେ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଶିବତେଜରେ ବର୍ଦ୍ଧିତ ହୋଇ, ଧର୍ମକ୍ରୋଧରେ ରକ୍ତନୟନ ହୋଇ, ସେ ଦଶସହସ୍ର ସେନାଦଳକୁ ସଂହାର କଲା।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• दशसहस्राणि: ten-thousands (i.e., many tens of thousands)
• दशसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound: ‘दश सहस्राणि’ = ten-thousands), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सैन्यानि: armies / troops
• सैन्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मुनीनां सत्तमः’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जघान: slew
• जघान: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• रोषरक्ताक्षः: he whose eyes were red with anger
• रोषरक्ताक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष + रक्त + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive: ‘रोषेण रक्ते अक्षिणी यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर्द्धितः: increased / strengthened
• वर्द्धितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवतेजसा: by Śiva’s splendor
• शिवतेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य तेजसा’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s tejas as the decisive spiritual power: when aligned with Pati (Śiva), the devotee or divine agent gains force to destroy vast opposition—symbolically, the multitude of inner impurities and karmic obstacles.

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

It reflects Saguna Śiva as the active Lord whose grace manifests as tejas—protective, purifying, and victorious. Linga-worship invokes this same presence, seeking Śiva’s empowering radiance to remove adversity and stabilize dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva’s tejas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and (where traditional) apply Tripuṇḍra bhasma as a reminder that Śiva’s power burns impurities and grants steadfastness in spiritual struggle.