Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

मया नियोजितस्त्वं हि साधुसंरक्षणाय च । निग्रहाय खलानां च स्वतंत्रेण विहारिणा

Transliteration

mayā niyojitastvaṃ hi sādhusaṃrakṣaṇāya ca | nigrahāya khalānāṃ ca svataṃtreṇa vihāriṇā

Translation

เรามอบหมายท่านเพื่อคุ้มครองผู้ทรงธรรม และเพื่อข่มปราบคนพาล—ท่านผู้เที่ยวไปอย่างอิสระ กระทำการตามอำนาจตนเอง.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• नियोजितः: appointed/commissioned
• नियोजितः: Karma (कर्म/Patient in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + युज् (धातु) → नियोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• साधु-संरक्षणाय: for the protection of the good
• साधु-संरक्षणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संरक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sādhūnām saṃrakṣaṇam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निग्रहाय: for restraint/suppression
• निग्रहाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन

• खलानाम्: of the wicked
• खलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वतंत्रेण: independently/free
• स्वतंत्रेण: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतंत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘विहारिणा’ विशेषण

• विहारिणा: by one who roams freely
• विहारिणा: Karana (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + हृ (धातु) → विहारिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun: ‘one who roams/sports’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Articulates the cosmic office of protection and restraint as delegated by Pati; reinforces dharma-sustaining function (sthiti) under Śiva’s sovereignty.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva’s divine governance: the Lord empowers a chosen agent to uphold dharma—protecting sādhus (the aligned, devoted) and restraining khalas (harmful, adharmic forces). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this reflects Pati (Shiva) directing the cosmic order for the soul’s welfare.

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

It highlights Saguna Shiva’s role as the active, compassionate ruler who intervenes through appointed instruments to protect devotees. Linga worship centers on this accessible Lord who safeguards dharma while guiding souls toward His higher, transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a dharmic resolve—seeking Shiva’s protection and the inner “nigraha” (restraint) of harmful impulses—supported by simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha.