Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces

Devanagari script

चक्रुस्तदाजिं सह वीरकेण प्रह्लादमुख्या दितिजप्रधानाः । लज्जांकुशाकृष्टधियो बभूवुस्सुदारुणाः शस्त्रशतैरनेकैः

Transliteration

cakrustadājiṃ saha vīrakeṇa prahlādamukhyā ditijapradhānāḥ | lajjāṃkuśākṛṣṭadhiyo babhūvussudāruṇāḥ śastraśatairanekaiḥ

Translation

Тогда главные данавы во главе с Прахладой вступили в сечу вместе с Виракой. Их умы, словно подгоняемые остриём стыда, стали свирепыми; и, вооружившись бесчисленными сотнями оружий, они сделались крайне грозными в бою.

Word by Word

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आजिम्: battle, combat
• आजिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

• वीरकेण: with Vīraka
• वीरकेण: Sahakārī/Instrument (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• प्रह्लादमुख्याः: those headed by Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादमुख्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'प्रह्लादः मुख्यः येषाम्'

• दितिजप्रधानाः: the chief Diti-born (Daityas)
• दितिजप्रधानाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दितिज + प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—कर्मधारय: 'दितिजाः एव प्रधानाः'

• लज्जा-अङ्कुश-आकृष्ट-धियः: whose minds were pulled by the goad of shame
• लज्जा-अङ्कुश-आकृष्ट-धियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा + अङ्कुश + आकृष्ट (कृ धातु-क्त) + धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग? (धि-शब्दः सामान्यतः स्त्रीलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहुपद): 'लज्जारूपेण अङ्कुशेन आकृष्टाः धियः येषाम्' (अर्थतः लज्जया नियंत्रित/आकृष्ट-चित्ताः)

• बभूवुः: they became/were
• बभूवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सुदारुणाः: very fierce
• सुदारुणाः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण (adjective)

• शस्त्रशतैः: with hundreds of weapons
• शस्त्रशतैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instr.), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—द्विगु: 'शस्त्राणां शतानि'

• अनेकैः: many, numerous
• अनेकैः: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), तृतीया (Instr.), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Vīraka
• Daityas (Diti-born Dānavas)

FAQs

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

It shows how beings bound by pasha (bondage)—here, pride and shame—are driven into harsher karma through violence; in Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation comes not from reactive force but from turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) through devotion and right understanding.

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

The battle imagery contrasts worldly power with the need for refuge in Saguna Shiva, the compassionate Lord worshipped as the Liṅga; when the mind is “goaded” by egoic emotions, Liṅga-worship and surrender are presented throughout the Purana as the stabilizing antidote.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter shame-anger reactivity with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and calm, steady worship (including Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa where prescribed), redirecting the mind from agitation to Shiva-centered composure.