Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

हिरण्यकशिपोः क्रोधः तथा देवप्रजाकदनम् — Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath and the Affliction of Devas and Beings

Devanagari script

आश्वास्य देवानखिलान्मुनीन्वा उवाच वैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः । दैत्यं हनिष्ये प्रसभं सुरेशाः प्रयात धामानि निजानि तुष्टाः

Transliteration

āśvāsya devānakhilānmunīnvā uvāca vaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ | daityaṃ haniṣye prasabhaṃ sureśāḥ prayāta dhāmāni nijāni tuṣṭāḥ

Translation

ครั้นทรงปลอบประโลมเหล่าเทพและฤๅษีทั้งปวงแล้ว พระผู้รุ่งโรจน์ดุจไฟไวศวานรตรัสว่า “โอ้เหล่าสุเรศะ เราจักปราบสังหารไทตยะนั้นโดยพลัน; ท่านทั้งหลายจงพึงยินดีแล้วกลับสู่ธามของตนเถิด”

Word by Word

• āśvāsya: having reassured
• āśvāsya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (श्वस् धातु)
• Form: Causative sense ‘to comfort’; Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having comforted/encouraged’

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• akhilān: all
• akhilān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies devān

• munīn: sages
• munīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaiśvānara-tulya-tejāḥ: he whose splendor is like fire (Vaiśvānara)
• vaiśvānara-tulya-tejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśvānara + tulya + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi: ‘yasya tejaḥ vaiśvānaratulyam’

• daityam: the demon
• daityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• haniṣye: I shall slay
• haniṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasabham: forcibly
• prasabham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prasabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण), manner

• sureśāḥ: O lords of the gods
• sureśāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural; ‘surāṇām īśāḥ’

• prayāta: depart/go
• prayāta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dhāmāni: abodes
• dhāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; goal

• nijāni: your own
• nijāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies dhāmāni

• tuṣṭāḥ: satisfied/pleased
• tuṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: Past participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate of sureśāḥ (understood)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as the fiery, battle-ready protector in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Munis
• Daitya

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who removes fear (abhaya) for devas and sages alike, restoring dharma by destroying adharma. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it highlights divine grace (anugraha) that protects the pashu (bound beings) when they take refuge in the Lord.

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

The tone is Saguna—Shiva acting personally as protector and destroyer of demonic obstruction. Linga-worship trains the devotee to rely on that same Lord: the formless reality made approachable through a sacred emblem, granting assurance, stability, and victory over inner ‘daityas’ like pride and delusion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is refuge through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of Shiva’s protection; meditate on a fiery, radiant Shiva removing fear and obstacles.