Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां चैव देवानां कटिर्भग्ना यदा तदा । शिवा क्रोधमयी साक्षाद्गंतुं न पुर उत्सहेत्

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ kaṭirbhagnā yadā tadā | śivā krodhamayī sākṣādgaṃtuṃ na pura utsahet

Translation

เมื่อใดที่เอวของเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงหักลง เมื่อนั้นเองพระศิวาอันปรากฏตรงและเปี่ยมด้วยพระพิโรธก็ไม่ทรงยอมให้ผู้ใดมุ่งสู่เมือง; ไม่มีผู้ใดกล้าก้าวไปข้างหน้า

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — adjectival use

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कटिः: the waist/hip
• कटिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• भग्ना: broken
• भग्ना: विशेषण (adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु) → भग्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘कटिः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

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

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• क्रोधमयी: filled with anger
• क्रोधमयी: विशेषण (adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मयट्/‘full of’ sense): क्रोध + मय; प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘शिवा’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ/प्रत्यक्षार्थ-अव्यय (adverb: directly, in person)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: प्रयोजन (purpose/infinitive complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तुम् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), गम्-धातोः; क्रियार्थक-उद्देश्य (purpose)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• पुरः: before, in front
• पुरः: देशाधिकरण (place; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निपातवत् प्रयोगः; ‘पुरः’ = अग्रे (in front/before) — क्रियाविशेषण

• उत्सहेत्: would dare / would be able
• उत्सहेत्: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages, describing the devas’ condition and Śivā’s wrathful presence)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It underscores that even the devas can be rendered powerless; when ego and strength are broken, only Śiva-Śakti’s will prevails—prompting humility and surrender (śaraṇāgati) to the Supreme.

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

The verse highlights Saguna manifestation—Śivā appearing ‘sākṣāt’ in a wrathful protective mode. In Linga-worship, the devotee approaches Śiva with reverence, recognizing that divine grace (anugraha) alone grants passage through obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt humility and protection-invocation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent Śiva-Śakti smaraṇa; if following Shiva Purana practice, combine with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint and surrender.