Shloka 33

शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa

Devanagari script

बाहूनागयुतं कृत्वा छादयामास शंकरम् । चक्रायुतेन सहसा शंखचूडः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

bāhūnāgayutaṃ kṛtvā chādayāmāsa śaṃkaram | cakrāyutena sahasā śaṃkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān

Translation

แล้วสังขจูฑผู้ทรงเดชได้รวบรวมหมู่แขนและหมู่นาคไว้ แล้วพลันเข้าปกคลุมพระศังกรจากทุกทิศ พร้อมด้วยอาวุธจักรนับหมื่นที่หมุนวนอยู่รอบด้าน।

Word by Word

• bāhūnāga-yutam: joined with arm-like serpents
• bāhūnāga-yutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक) + nāga (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle sense: 'endowed/connected with')

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having done/made'

• chādayāmāsa: covered
• chādayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chad (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• cakra-ayutena: with ten-thousand discs
• cakra-ayutena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करणार्थे

• sahasā: suddenly, forcefully
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• śaṃkha-cūḍaḥ: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• śaṃkha-cūḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cūḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• pratāpavān: mighty, valorous
• pratāpavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankhachuda

FAQs

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

It depicts the apparent overwhelming of Śiva by demonic force, highlighting a Shaiva Siddhanta insight: external power and weaponry cannot truly bind Pati (Śiva), who remains the sovereign Lord even when He allows the play of battle to unfold.

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

Śaṅkara here is Saguna Śiva—personally present and active in the cosmic drama. Devotees worship the Liṅga as the steady, unshaken reality of Śiva, remembering that even when forces seem to ‘cover’ truth, the Lord’s presence is never eclipsed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) when overwhelmed by ‘many weapons’ of distraction, and to reinforce devotion with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s protection and inner mastery.