Shloka 36

शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa

Devanagari script

गदां चिच्छेद तस्याश्वापततः सोऽसिना हरः । शितधारेण संक्रुद्धो दुष्टगर्वापहारकः

Transliteration

gadāṃ ciccheda tasyāśvāpatataḥ so'sinā haraḥ | śitadhāreṇa saṃkruddho duṣṭagarvāpahārakaḥ

Translation

เมื่อศัตรูนั้นพุ่งลงจากม้า พระหระผู้กริ้วได้ฟันกระบองของเขาด้วยดาบคมกริบ เพราะพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงขจัดความโอหังของคนชั่วร้าย

Word by Word

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

• चिच्छेद: cut/broke
• चिच्छेद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अश्व: horse
• अश्व: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद/उपपद)

• अपततः: of the fallen (horse)
• अपततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अपतत्’ (falling) इत्यर्थे—‘अश्वापततः’ = अश्वस्य अपततः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असिना: with a sword
• असिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शितधारेण: with the sharp-edged (blade)
• शितधारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित-धार (प्रातिपदिक; शित + धार)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधार/षष्ठीभावः: शिता धारा यस्य/शितस्य धारः), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘असिना’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि विशेषणम्

• दुष्टगर्वापहारकः: remover of the wicked one's pride
• दुष्टगर्वापहारकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट-गर्व-अपहारक (प्रातिपदिक; दुष्ट + गर्व + अपहारक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधार-प्रायः: दुष्टस्य गर्वस्य अपहारकः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Hara)

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Śiva as duṣṭa-garvāpahāraka—He cuts down not only a weapon but the inner arrogance that fuels adharma, teaching that ego is the real enemy removed by the Lord’s grace.

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

Though the scene is martial, it reveals Saguna Śiva’s compassionate function: protecting cosmic order by subduing destructive pride; Linga-worship internalizes this by offering one’s ego and doership into Śiva, the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, coupled with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance that pride and aggression must be reduced to sacred ash in Śiva-consciousness.