Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

उच्चाटनं कृतं तेषां भृगुणा यज्वना तदा । यजनार्थं च देवानां तुष्ट्यर्थं दीक्षितस्य च

Transliteration

uccāṭanaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ bhṛguṇā yajvanā tadā | yajanārthaṃ ca devānāṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ dīkṣitasya ca

Translation

Então Bhṛgu, atuando como sacerdote oficiante, realizou contra eles o rito de expulsão, para que o sacrifício dos deuses prosseguisse e para que o sacrificante consagrado, iniciado pela dīkṣā, ficasse satisfeito.

Word by Word

• उच्चाटनम्: driving away, expulsion (rite)
• उच्चाटनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्चाटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Result state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (उच्चाटनम्)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भृगुणा: by Bhṛgu
• भृगुणा: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यज्वना: by the sacrificer (priest)
• यज्वना: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यजनार्थम्: for the purpose of sacrifice
• यजनार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): यजनस्य अर्थः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तुष्ट्यर्थम्: for (their) satisfaction
• तुष्ट्यर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तुष्टेः अर्थः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• दीक्षितस्य: of the initiated (one)
• दीक्षितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षित (कृदन्त; दीक्ष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP used as noun), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights how ritual authority can be used to protect a yajña and the dīkṣita’s intent, yet in Shaiva understanding, ritual power without humility and devotion to Shiva can become a cause of downfall.

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

In the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative arc, tensions arise when ritualists prioritize sacrificial order over reverence to Shiva; Shaiva Siddhanta stresses that Saguna Shiva (worshiped as the Linga) is not to be excluded from sacred rites, as He is the inner Lord (Pati) of all worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse references yajña and dīkṣā (consecration); a Shaiva takeaway is to pair any ritual discipline with Shiva-bhakti—daily Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance to keep the rite aligned with devotion.