Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

क्षणेन भस्मसात्कुर्यां ब्रह्मांडमुत किं हर । क्षणेन भस्मसात्कुर्याम्सुरान्वा किं मुनीश्वरान्

Transliteration

kṣaṇena bhasmasātkuryāṃ brahmāṃḍamuta kiṃ hara | kṣaṇena bhasmasātkuryāmsurānvā kiṃ munīśvarān

Translation

О Хара (Шива)! В одно мгновение я мог бы обратить в пепел всё космическое яйцо (вселенную) — что в том? В одно мгновение я мог бы также испепелить богов, и даже владык мудрецов-муни.

Word by Word

• kṣaṇena: in a moment / by a moment
• kṣaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhasma-sāt: to ashes; into ash-state
• bhasma-sāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhasman (प्रातिपदिक) + sāt (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययभावे (adverbial)

• kuryām: I would make / could reduce
• kuryām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• brahmāṇḍam: the cosmic egg; universe
• brahmāṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ aṇḍam); Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uta: or / and also
• uta: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uta (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक (conj./or)

• kim: what?
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative particle)

• hara: O Hara
• hara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣaṇena: in a moment
• kṣaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhasma-sāt: to ashes
• bhasma-sāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhasman (प्रातिपदिक) + sāt (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययभावे (adverbial)

• kuryām: I would make
• kuryām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• surān: gods
• surān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: or)

• kim: what?
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative particle)

• muni-īśvarān: lords among sages
• muni-īśvarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (munīnām īśvarāḥ); Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva as Hara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse belongs to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle that, in later Śākta-Śaiva sthala traditions, culminates in Satī’s fall and the emergence of Śakti-pīṭhas; not a Jyotirliṅga-specific episode in this passage.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: क्षणेन भस्मसात्कुर्यां ब्रह्मांडमुत किं हर । क्षणेन भस्मसात्कुर्याम्सुरान्वा किं मुनीश्वरान्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pralaya-imagery (instant ash-making of brahmāṇḍa as hyperbolic dissolution motif)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Sages

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even the greatest destructive capacity is insignificant before Shiva (Hara) and true dharma; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes humility and surrender to Pati (Shiva) rather than pride in power.

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

Addressing Shiva as Hara points to Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who governs dissolution; Linga-worship trains the devotee to see the cosmos as transient and to seek refuge in Shiva beyond creation and destruction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on impermanence using Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder that all forms end in ash, and repeat the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the attitude of surrender rather than domination.