Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

स्वभक्तं तनयं देहि महाबल पराक्रमम् । त्रिलोकजयिनं वीरमजेयं च दिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

svabhaktaṃ tanayaṃ dehi mahābala parākramam | trilokajayinaṃ vīramajeyaṃ ca divaukasām

Translation

உமது பக்தனாகிய ஒரு மகனை எனக்கு அருள்வாயாக; அவன் பேர்பலம், வீரப் பராக்கிரமம் உடையவனாகவும், மூவுலகையும் வெல்லும் வீரனாகவும், விண்ணுலகத் தேவர்களாலும் வெல்ல இயலாதவனாகவும் இருக்கட்டும்।

Word by Word

• sva-bhaktam: (your) devotee
• sva-bhaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त, √bhaj- सेवायाम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svasya bhaktaḥ)

• tanayam: a son
• tanayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to svabhaktam

• dehi: grant/give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-bala-parākramam: of great strength and valor
• mahā-bala-parākramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to tanayam); समासः—तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय (mahā ca balaṃ ca parākramaś ca—sense: ‘of great strength and valor’)

• tri-loka-jayinam: conqueror of the three worlds
• tri-loka-jayinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + jayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to tanayam); समासः—तत्पुरुष (trīṇāṃ lokānāṃ jayin)

• vīram: heroic
• vīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to tanayam)

• ajeyam: unconquerable
• ajeyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to tanayam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• divaukasām: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• divaukasām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of the gods/dwellers in heaven’

Speaker

A deity/devotee petitioning Lord Shiva for a boon (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Rudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General śaiva-boon motif: approaching Śiva as Pati for putra-prāpti and śakti (bala, parākrama) is framed as grace (anugraha) granted to the bound soul.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: svabhaktaṃ tanayaṃ dehi mahābala parākramam | trilokajayinaṃ vīram ajeyaṃ ca divaukasām

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse places bhakti first—asking not merely for power, but for a son who is foremost a Shiva-devotee. In Shaiva Siddhanta, strength and victory become auspicious only when grounded in devotion to Pati (Shiva), turning worldly capability into dharmic, God-oriented purpose.

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

The request is directed to Shiva as the gracious Lord who bestows boons (Saguna Shiva). Such grace is traditionally sought through Linga worship—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa—so that power is sanctified by devotion rather than ego.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Linga-abhiṣeka, praying for ‘svabhakti’ (exclusive devotion) along with inner strength; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrākṣa can be adopted as supportive Shaiva disciplines.