Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59

विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्

Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे विदलोत्पलदैत्यवधवर्णनं नामैकोनषष्टितमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe vidalotpaladaityavadhavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੀ ਦੂਜੀ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਪੰਜਵੇਂ ਯੁੱਧਖੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਵਿਦਲੋਤਪਲ ਦੈਤ੍ਯ-ਵਧ ਵਰਣਨ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਉਨਸਠਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरण-समापन

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (अध्याय/खण्ड-सापेक्ष), सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• युद्ध-खण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (section on war)
• युद्ध-खण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युद्धस्य खण्डः)

• विदल-उत्पल-दैत्य-वध-वर्णनम्: the description of the slaying of the demon Vidalotpala
• विदल-उत्पल-दैत्य-वध-वर्णनम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Name-title core)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (विदलोत्पल-नाम्नः दैत्यस्य वधस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः शीर्षक-निर्देशे ('called')

• एक-ऊन-षष्टितमः: fifty-ninth
• एक-ऊन-षष्टितमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक) + षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रत्यय/ordinal)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (एकोनषष्टितमः = 59th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; title statement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse concluding the chapter on Vidalotpala’s slaying; functions as textual closure rather than a site-legend.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vidalotpala

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the battle narrative as Purāṇic teaching—Shiva (Pati) restores dharma by removing the forces that bind beings to ignorance and fear.

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

Though not a direct instruction on Liṅga worship, the chapter title highlights Saguna Shiva’s protective, grace-bestowing role—devotees remember Shiva’s leelā as a support for bhakti and surrender, which culminates in liberation under Pati’s guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the chapter’s conclusion as a cue for śravaṇa and smaraṇa: recite “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (pañcākṣarī) and contemplate Shiva as the remover of inner ‘daityas’ (anger, pride, delusion), optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.