Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas

Devanagari script

केचिच्च पतिताभूमौ केचिच्च विदिशो गताः । केषांचिच्चरणौ छिन्नौ केचिच्छर्वान्तिकं गताः

Transliteration

kecicca patitābhūmau kecicca vidiśo gatāḥ | keṣāṃciccaraṇau chinnau keciccharvāntikaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

Одни пали на землю; другие бежали в разные стороны. У иных были отсечены ступни; а иные достигли самой близости Шарвы (Господа Шивы) — то есть приняли конец и вошли в Его присутствие.

Word by Word

• kecit: some (persons)
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• patitāḥ: fallen
• patitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patita (कृदन्त; √pat पत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kecit: some (persons)
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• vidiśaḥ: from various directions
• vidiśaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidiś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gatāḥ: gone
• gatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त; गत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• keṣām: of some (persons)
• keṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• cit: some/indeed (indefinite marker)
• cit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit (अव्यय)
• Form: Enclitic particle (निपात), indefinitive sense with pronouns

• caraṇau: (their) feet
• caraṇau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• chinnau: cut off
• chinnau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: chinna (कृदन्त; √chid छिद्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• kecit: some (persons)
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śarva-antikam: near Śarva (Śiva)
• śarva-antikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Śarvasya antikam’), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त; गत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, describing the battlefield events)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Beyond describing battlefield ruin, the verse points to Śiva as the final refuge (Pati): even amid chaos, beings ultimately move toward Him—some through death—highlighting the Shaiva view that the Lord remains the ultimate end and shelter of all.

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

By naming Śiva as Śarva and stressing “going to His presence,” it supports Saguna devotion: the devotee worships Śiva (often as the Liṅga) as the accessible Lord whose nearness grants protection, purification, and the highest destiny.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Takeaway: cultivate constant Śiva-smaraṇa through the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce it with daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—so that at life’s crisis or death, the mind naturally turns to Śiva.