Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तथैव लोकपास्सर्वेऽसुरैश्च बलवत्तरैः । पराजिता रणे तात महारणविशारदैः

Transliteration

tathaiva lokapāssarve'suraiśca balavattaraiḥ | parājitā raṇe tāta mahāraṇaviśāradaiḥ

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล โอ้บุตรเอ๋ย เหล่าโลกบาลทั้งปวงก็พ่ายแพ้ในสนามรบแก่พวกอสูรผู้มีกำลังยิ่งและชำนาญศิลป์แห่งมหาสงคราม

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (so/thus)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• लोकपाः: world-guardians (Lokapālas)
• लोकपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: लोकस्य पालः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; ‘लोकपाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• असुरैः: by the demons
• असुरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• बलवत्तरैः: by stronger (ones)
• बलवत्तरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुलनात्मक-तर (comparative -तर), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; ‘असुरैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पराजिताः: defeated
• पराजिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (they were defeated)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• तात: O dear (one)/O father
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्; संबोधन-पदम्

• महारणविशारदैः: by those skilled in great warfare
• महारणविशारदैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + रण + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: महति रणे विशारदाः (सप्तमी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषभावः; ‘expert in great battle’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; ‘असुरैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumāra

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It highlights how even cosmic authorities (Lokapālas) can be overcome when adharma gains strength, implying that restoration ultimately depends on divine order and Śiva’s grace working through dharmic forces.

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

The narrative sets the stage for seeking refuge in Saguna Śiva—Śiva who responds to cosmic imbalance—reminding devotees that worship and surrender to Śiva (often through the Liṅga) is a means to re-align with protective divine power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to take refuge in Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain Śaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness during ‘inner battles’.