Shloka 9

शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa

Devanagari script

शंखचूडो महावीरश्शरांश्चिक्षेप दारुणान् । चिच्छेद शंकरस्तान्वै लीलया स्वशरोत्करैः

Transliteration

śaṃkhacūḍo mahāvīraśśarāṃścikṣepa dāruṇān | ciccheda śaṃkarastānvai līlayā svaśarotkaraiḥ

Translation

ศังขจูฑะผู้กล้าหาญยิ่งยิงระดมศรอันน่ากลัว แต่พระศังกรทรงตัดทำลายด้วยห่าศรของพระองค์เองอย่างง่ายดายดุจการละเล่น

Word by Word

• शंखचूडः: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूडः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखचूड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महावीरः: great hero
• महावीरः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वीरः)

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• चिक्षेप: threw/shot
• चिक्षेप: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दारुणान्: terrible
• दारुणान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘शरान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चिच्छेद: cut (them)
• चिच्छेद: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तान्: those (arrows)
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘शरान्’ इत्यस्य अनुवादक-सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• लीलया: playfully/easily
• लीलया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument or manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/रीतिवाचक (by way of play/easily)

• स्व: his own
• स्व: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगे विशेषणम्; अत्र समासपूर्वपदं ‘स्व-शर-उत्करैः’

• शरोत्करैः: with heaps/volleys of (his) arrows
• शरोत्करैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + उत्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शराणाम् उत्करः = heap/cluster of arrows)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankhachuda

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose power is effortless—what appears fearsome to beings is, for Śaṅkara, merely līlā; this points to the Shaiva Siddhanta vision that the Lord alone can sever the incoming “arrows” of karma and bondage.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—active, protective, and responsive in the world. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see this same Lord as the refuge who intercepts suffering and grants grace, even while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhakti, visualizing Śaṅkara cutting down inner disturbances (anger, fear, desire) like arrows; optionally accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s protection.