Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी जगदम्बा विबोधना । ज्ञात्वा तच्चरितं सर्वमपारं क्रोधमादधे

Transliteration

etasminnantare devī jagadambā vibodhanā | jñātvā taccaritaṃ sarvamapāraṃ krodhamādadhe

Translation

Между тем Богиня — Джагадaмба (Jagadambā), Мать мира, всегда бодрствующая и прозорливая, — постигнув весь ход того деяния, приняла на себя гнев безмерный.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन

• अन्तरे: interval/meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘एतस्मिन्’ इत्यनेन सह—‘एतस्मिन् अन्तरे’ = in the meantime

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगदम्बा: Mother of the world
• जगदम्बा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः अम्बा/mother of the world), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देवी’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• विबोधना: fully aware/awakening
• विबोधना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-बोध (धातु) + अन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent/causative sense: one who awakens/knows well), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देवी’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having known’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चरितम्: deed/episode
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-निष्पन्न-प्रातिपदिक (past participle used as noun: deed/act), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपारम्: boundless
• अपारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘क्रोधम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदधे: assumed/took up
• आदधे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (classical usage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse shows Jagadambā’s awakened discernment: divine “wrath” here is not ordinary passion but a protective, dharma-restoring force that arises when adharma or harm to Shiva’s order is understood.

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

It supports Saguna worship by portraying the Divine as responsive and relational—Shiva and Shakti actively uphold cosmic order—encouraging devotees to approach the Linga with trust in the Lord’s and Devi’s protective grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate viveka (discernment) so that intense emotions transform into dharmic resolve rather than personal agitation.