Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

गता दशदिशो देवास्सगणा परिघार्द्दिताः । न तस्थुस्समरे केपि तेनाद्भुतप्रहा रिणा

Transliteration

gatā daśadiśo devāssagaṇā parighārdditāḥ | na tasthussamare kepi tenādbhutaprahā riṇā

Translation

Избитые ударами того дивного нападающего, девы вместе со своими свитами бежали во все десять сторон света. На поле брани никто не смог устоять перед ним.

Word by Word

• गताः: went; fled
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया/गति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवाः इत्यस्य विधेय

• दश-दिशः: the ten directions
• दश-दिशः: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + दिश्/दिशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (to the ten directions)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• स-गणाः: with their attendants
• स-गणाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्ययार्थ) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सहार्थक-विशेषण (with their troops)

• परिघ-अर्दिताः: battered by the club
• परिघ-अर्दिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिघ + अर्दित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त-विशेषण (struck by the club)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• तस्थुः: stood; remained
• तस्थुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• के: any (persons)
• के: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चित/प्रश्नार्थ (any)

• अपि: even; at all
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-शब्दः (even/also; here with के = ‘any at all’)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by him)

• अद्भुत-प्रहारिणा: by the wondrous striker
• अद्भुत-प्रहारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत + प्रहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण; (प्रहारिन् = striker)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the limitation of even celestial power when confronted with a divinely empowered force. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it points to the need for humility and reliance on Pati (Shiva’s supreme sovereignty) rather than pride in one’s own strength.

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

The devas’ inability to stand signifies that protection and victory arise from Shiva’s grace expressed through Saguna forms and divine agencies. Linga-worship trains the devotee in surrender to Shiva as the supreme refuge behind all manifestations and powers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steadying the mind with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders that true strength is Shiva’s grace, not mere force.