Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

अथ दृष्ट्वा स्वसैन्यं तत्पलायनपरायणम् । चुक्रोधाति महावीरस्सिंधुपुत्रो जलंधरः

Transliteration

atha dṛṣṭvā svasainyaṃ tatpalāyanaparāyaṇam | cukrodhāti mahāvīrassiṃdhuputro jalaṃdharaḥ

Translation

Então, ao ver que o seu próprio exército estava inteiramente inclinado à fuga, Jalandhara, o grande herói, filho do Oceano, inflamou-se de intensa ira.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• स्व-सैन्यम्: his own army
• स्व-सैन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य सैन्यम्)

• तत्-पलायन-परायणम्: intent on fleeing
• तत्-पलायन-परायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पलायन (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पलायने परायणम् = devoted to fleeing)

• चुक्रोध: became angry
• चुक्रोध: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अति: excessively
• अति: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; तीव्रतार्थे (very/excessively)

• महा-वीरः: the great hero
• महा-वीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वीरः)

• सिन्धु-पुत्रः: son of Sindhu
• सिन्धु-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिन्धोः पुत्रः)

• जलंधरः: Jalandhara
• जलंधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Sindhu (Ocean)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how fear and loss of inner steadiness in one’s forces (outer or inner faculties) provokes rage in an ego-driven leader; in Shaiva thought, uncontrolled krodha (anger) strengthens pāśa (bondage) and obstructs clarity needed for grace-oriented liberation.

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

In the Yuddha narrative, asuric power reacts through anger and control, whereas devotion to Saguna Shiva (Linga worship) trains the mind toward surrender, steadiness, and restraint—qualities opposed to the impulsive wrath shown here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is anger-discipline through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath, and cultivating sattva via vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to restrain reactive emotions.