Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

मुनिस्तां विह्वलां दृष्ट्वा राक्षसानुगतां तदा । हुंकारेणैव तौ घोरौ चकार विमुखौ द्रुतम्

Transliteration

munistāṃ vihvalāṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasānugatāṃ tadā | huṃkāreṇaiva tau ghorau cakāra vimukhau drutam

Translation

मुनिस्तां विह्वलां दृष्ट्वा राक्षसैः अनुगतां तदा। हुंकारेणैव तौ घोरौ द्रुतं विमुखौ चकार॥

Word by Word

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विह्वलाम्: distressed
• विह्वलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'ताम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• राक्षसानुगताम्: followed by demons
• राक्षसानुगताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुगत (प्रातिपदिक; अनु+गम्-क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'followed by demons'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'ताम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• हुंकारेण: by (his) roar/huṃkāra
• हुंकारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• घोरौ: terrible (two)
• घोरौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; 'तौ' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चकार: made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विमुखौ: turned away (two)
• विमुखौ: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; 'तौ' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (result state)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: हुं

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that adharma and tamasic forces are checked by spiritual potency—here expressed as sacred sound—when a righteous protector (the muni) stands firm in dharma.

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

The humkāra reflects mantra-śakti, which in Shaiva practice is rooted in devotion to Saguna Shiva and worship of the Linga—where sound, mantra, and reverence become instruments of protection and purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate mantra-discipline—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to build inner steadiness; paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, it supports fearlessness and spiritual clarity.