Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः

Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds

Devanagari script

इत्यादीन्निखिलाञ्जित्वा वशमानीय विश्वजित् । जहार लोकपालानां स्थानानि सह तेजसा

Transliteration

ityādīnnikhilāñjitvā vaśamānīya viśvajit | jahāra lokapālānāṃ sthānāni saha tejasā

Translation

ଏଭଳି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଜୟ କରି ବଶ କରାଇ, ବିଶ୍ୱଜିତ୍ ନିଜ ତେଜର ବଳରେ ଲୋକପାଳମାନଙ୍କ ଆସନ ଓ ସ୍ଥାନ ହରଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• आदीन्: and others
• आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘and others’ अर्थे

• निखिलान्: all, entire
• निखिलान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied group)

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having conquered’

• वशम्: control, subjugation
• वशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आनीय: having brought (into)
• आनीय: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुनादि-समकक्ष क्त्वार्थक कृदन्त (gerundial participle), ‘having brought’

• विश्वजित्: the world-conqueror
• विश्वजित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + √जि (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (‘विश्वं जयति’ = conqueror of the world)

• जहार: took away, seized
• जहार: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• लोकपालानाम्: of the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘लोकानां पालाः’)

• स्थानानि: positions, abodes
• स्थानानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• तेजसा: by (his) splendor/power
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Lokapalas (Dikpalas)

FAQs

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

It highlights that worldly offices and cosmic powers (even those of the Lokapālas) are not absolute; they can be withdrawn when divine order shifts. In a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, true sovereignty belongs to Pati (the Supreme Lord), while all other authorities are contingent and subordinate.

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

The verse underscores the limits of created power and the supremacy of divine śakti/tejas. Worship of the Liṅga (Saguna Shiva as the accessible emblem of the Supreme) trains the devotee to seek refuge in Shiva’s enduring reality rather than in temporary status, rank, or celestial authority.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind in Shiva’s lordship through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), coupled with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—so one does not cling to “positions” but to devotion and liberation.