Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः पाथोधितनयोऽसुरः । अभ्यधावच्छिवं क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य वेगवान्

Transliteration

sa cchinnadhanvā virathaḥ pāthodhitanayo'suraḥ | abhyadhāvacchivaṃ kruddho gadāmudyamya vegavān

Translation

อสูรบุตรแห่งมหาสมุทรนั้น คันธนูขาดและไร้รถศึก จึงโกรธเกรี้ยว ยกกระบองขึ้นด้วยความเร็ว แล้วพุ่งเข้าหาพระศิวะเพื่อประหาร

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• छिन्न-धन्वा: whose bow was cut
• छिन्न-धन्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न (कृदन्त; √छिद्) + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (whose bow is cut)

• विरथः: without a chariot
• विरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• पाथोधि-तनयः: son of the ocean
• पाथोधि-तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाथोधि (प्रातिपदिक) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पाथोधेः तनयः)

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभ्यधावत्: ran towards/charged
• अभ्यधावत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √क्रुध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उद्यम्य: having lifted
• उद्यम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having raised/lifted’; उपसर्ग: उद्

• वेगवान्: swift/impetuous
• वेगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Asura (son of the Ocean)

FAQs

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

It shows the futility of ego-driven aggression against the Supreme Lord: even when worldly supports (bow, chariot) fail, the bound soul (pāśu) may still rush in anger, while Śiva remains the unshaken Pati who subdues adharma.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—personally present and responsive in divine play (līlā). Linga-worship trains the mind to surrender to that same Lord rather than react with anger and violence like the asura.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate śiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to pacify krodha (anger); wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as daily reminders to restrain the senses and turn force into devotion.