Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

शिवदूतगमनानन्तरं शङ्खचूडस्य तुलसीसम्भाषणं युद्धप्रस्थान-तत्परता च / After Śiva’s Messenger Departs: Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Counsel with Tulasī and Readiness for War

Devanagari script

संनद्धानि च धौम्राणां कुलानि च शतं द्रुतम् । निर्गच्छंतु रणार्थं हि शम्भुना मम शासनात्

Transliteration

saṃnaddhāni ca dhaumrāṇāṃ kulāni ca śataṃ drutam | nirgacchaṃtu raṇārthaṃ hi śambhunā mama śāsanāt

Translation

ధౌమ్రుల శత కులములు, సంపూర్ణంగా ఆయుధసన్నద్ధమై, వేగంగా బయలుదేరుగాక—రణార్థం—శంభునామమున నా ఆజ్ఞచే।

Word by Word

• saṃnaddhāni: armed/arrayed
• saṃnaddhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ√nah (धातु; नह्) → saṃnaddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying kulāni

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• dhaumrāṇām: of the Dhaumras
• dhaumrāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kulāni: clans/families
• kulāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Saṅkhyā (संख्या/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); here as numeral substantive qualifying implied count of kulāni

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया), from druta ‘quick’

• nirgacchantu: let (them) go out
• nirgacchantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir√gam (धातु; गम्)
• Form: Imperative/Ājñārtha (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); upasarga: nir-

• raṇa-artham: for battle
• raṇa-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound; purpose adverbial

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• śambhunā: by Śambhu
• śambhunā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāsanāt: from (my) command/at (my) order
• śāsanāt: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु; from/because of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

A commander/leader in the battle narrative of the Yuddhakhaṇḍa, issuing orders under Lord Shiva (Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined action aligned with Śiva’s will: even worldly conflict becomes dharmic when performed as service under the Lord’s command, reflecting Śiva (Pati) as the sovereign guide of all powers.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as Śambhu—the personal Lord who governs and directs. Devotion to the Liṅga trains the devotee to offer all actions to Śiva’s authority, turning effort into worship (sevā-bhāva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt īśvara-arpana (offering actions to Śiva): begin duties with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and mentally dedicate the act to Śambhu, cultivating obedience, steadiness, and purity of intention.