Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्यनुज्ञां समाकर्ण्य शिरसाधाय तां हरिः । छल कर्त्तुं जगामाशु पुनर्जालंधरं पुरम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityanujñāṃ samākarṇya śirasādhāya tāṃ hariḥ | chala karttuṃ jagāmāśu punarjālaṃdharaṃ puram

Translation

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्यनुज्ञां समाकर्ण्य शिरसाधाय तां हरिः । छलकर्तुं जगामाशु पुनर्जालंधरं पुरम् ॥

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समाकर्ण्य: having heard
• समाकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + कर्ण्/कृ (धातु; ‘to hear’)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययभाव (gerund): समाकर्ण्य = having heard

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आधाय: having placed (upon)
• आधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund): आधाय = having placed/borne (on the head)

• ताम्: that (permission)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• छलम्: deceit / trick
• छलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/वेगवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• जालंधरम्: Jālandhara
• जालंधरम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जालंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined obedience and purposeful action: even a great deity like Hari first accepts authorization with humility, then acts decisively—showing that dharma and right order guide even extraordinary power.

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

Within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context, the narrative underscores that Saguna manifestations act in the world to restore balance; devotion to Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) recognizes that worldly conflicts and their resolutions unfold under his higher sovereignty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is humility before undertaking any spiritual work: begin with reverent bowing and remembrance of Shiva—mentally offering the act to him, and, if one follows Shaiva practice, reciting the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before action.