Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

हिरण्यकशिपोः क्रोधः तथा देवप्रजाकदनम् — Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath and the Affliction of Devas and Beings

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा रमेशस्य वचस्सुरेशाः शक्रादिकास्ते निखिलाः सुतुष्टाः । ययुः स्वधामानि हिरण्यनेत्रानुजं च मत्वा निहतं मुनीश

Transliteration

śrutvā rameśasya vacassureśāḥ śakrādikāste nikhilāḥ sutuṣṭāḥ | yayuḥ svadhāmāni hiraṇyanetrānujaṃ ca matvā nihataṃ munīśa

Translation

Ó grande sábio, ao ouvirem as palavras de Rameśa (o Senhor Śiva), todos os senhores dos deuses—Indra e os demais—ficaram plenamente satisfeitos. Concluindo que o irmão mais novo de Hiraṇyanetra fora morto, partiram para as suas moradas celestes.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having heard’

• rameśasya: of Rameśa (Viṣṇu)
• rameśasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rameśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘ramāyāḥ īśaḥ’ (Viṣṇu)

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sureśāḥ: the lords of the gods
• sureśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘surāṇām īśāḥ’

• śakra-ādikāḥ: Indra and others
• śakra-ādikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + ādi + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘Śakra and others’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• nikhilāḥ: all
• nikhilāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies te/sureśāḥ

• sutuṣṭāḥ: very pleased
• sutuṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su + √tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: Past participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sva-dhāmāni: to their own abodes
• sva-dhāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; goal

• hiraṇyanetra-anujam: the younger brother of Hiraṇyanetra
• hiraṇyanetra-anujam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇyanetra + anuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘Hiraṇyanetra’s younger brother’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having thought/considered’

• nihatam: slain
• nihatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object-complement with matvā

• munīśa: O lord of sages
• munīśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: munīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; ‘munīnām īśa’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Rāmeśvara

Sthala Purana: The epithet Rameśa evokes the lord worshipped by Rāma; in later sthala traditions, Rāma installs and worships the liṅga to obtain Śiva’s grace before/after the Laṅkā campaign.

Significance: Śiva-anugraha through śaraṇāgati; purification and removal of doṣa through darśana and snāna; completion of a pan-Indian tīrtha circuit (Kāśī–Rāmeśvara linkage).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Devas
• Hiranyanetra

FAQs

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

It shows the devas finding peace by relying on Śiva’s word—signifying that surrender to Pati (Śiva) removes anxiety and restores dharma, even amid conflict.

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

The devas’ satisfaction comes from hearing Śiva’s spoken assurance—an aspect of Saguna Śiva who can be approached through devotion, prayer, and Linga-worship as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa-bhakti (devotional listening) and japa rooted in trust—such as repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating inner assurance that Śiva protects and guides.