Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra

Devanagari script

सन्नद्धो भव दैत्यस्य वधायाशु परंतप । तद्वधार्थं समुत्पन्नः शंकरात्त्वं शिवासुत

Transliteration

sannaddho bhava daityasya vadhāyāśu paraṃtapa | tadvadhārthaṃ samutpannaḥ śaṃkarāttvaṃ śivāsuta

Translation

โอ้ผู้เผาผลาญศัตรู จงสวมอาวุธโดยเร็วเพื่อสังหารอสูรนั้น เธอได้อุบัติขึ้นเพื่อการทำลายมันโดยแท้—ผู้กำเนิดจากศังกระ โอ้โอรสแห่งพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• सन्नद्धः: armed / prepared
• सन्नद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + नह् (धातु) → सन्नद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दैत्यस्य: of the demon
• दैत्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वधाय: for the slaying
• वधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Avyaya-bhāva (अव्ययभावः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• परंतप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (परान् तपति)

• तत्-वध-अर्थम्: for that slaying
• तत्-वध-अर्थम्: Hetu/Purpose (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (for the purpose of that slaying)

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen / born
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंकरात्: from Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवासुत: O son of Śiva
• शिवासुत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सुतः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara), instructing Kumāra/Kārttikeya

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Skanda (Kartikeya)

FAQs

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

It frames divine battle as dharma-sevā: Skanda’s manifestation from Śaṅkara is not mere violence, but the restoration of cosmic order by the Lord’s will, showing that the Pati (Śiva) empowers His śakti and His son to remove adharma.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the active, compassionate Lord who directs protection of devotees and worlds; Linga-worship venerates that same Śiva as the supreme source (Śaṅkara) from whom divine powers and incarnate purposes arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined readiness in Śiva-bhakti: begin actions with remembrance of Śiva (japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner “armour” through purity, courage, and steadiness—qualities traditionally supported by bhasma-dhāraṇa and rudrākṣa for dedicated practitioners.