Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । दैत्या जलंधराज्ञप्ता इत्थं युद्धविशारदाः । युयुधुस्ते सुरास्सर्वे चतुरंगबलान्विताः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | daityā jalaṃdharājñaptā itthaṃ yuddhaviśāradāḥ | yuyudhuste surāssarve caturaṃgabalānvitāḥ

Translation

สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า—เหล่าไทตยะผู้ชำนาญศึก ซึ่งได้รับบัญชาจากพระเจ้าชลันธระ ได้รบกันดังนี้; และเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงก็เข้าสู่สงครามพร้อมกองทัพจตุรงคะ (สี่เหล่า) เช่นกัน

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दैत्याः: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• जलंधराज्ञप्ताः: commanded by Jalaṃdhara
• जलंधराज्ञप्ताः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलंधर-आज्ञप्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘आज्ञा + √आप्/आज्ञप्’ अर्थे ‘आज्ञप्त’ = commanded; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलंधरेण आज्ञप्ताः)

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: क्रियाविशेषण (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• युद्धविशारदाः: skilled in battle
• युद्धविशारदाः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्ध-विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युद्धे विशारदाः)

• युयुधुः: fought
• युयुधुः: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of सुराः)

• चतुरंगबलान्विताः: endowed with fourfold forces (chariots, elephants, horses, infantry)
• चतुरंगबलान्विताः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरङ्ग-बल-अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘अन्वित’ = endowed; तत्पुरुषः (चतुरङ्गं बलं येषां तेन अन्विताः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Jalandhara
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse frames worldly conflict as a movement of cosmic order (dharma) where opposing forces act according to their nature; for a Shaiva reader, it reminds one to hold to Shiva (Pati) as the steady inner refuge while outer events surge.

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

Though the verse is martial, its context in the Shiva Purana points back to Saguna Shiva as the supreme governor of outcomes; devotion to Shiva-Linga is upheld as the stabilizing practice that transcends victory and defeat.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to maintain japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steady breath-awareness during agitation; if following Purana-based observance, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and keep a Rudrāksha as a reminder of Shiva-centered composure.