Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

कृत्वा च युद्धं प्रबलैस्स दैत्यैर्हत्वाथ तान्दैत्यगणान्गृहीत्वा । बभ्राम तत्राद्रुतविक्रमश्च बभंज तांस्तानसुरान्नृसिंहः

Transliteration

kṛtvā ca yuddhaṃ prabalaissa daityairhatvātha tāndaityagaṇāngṛhītvā | babhrāma tatrādrutavikramaśca babhaṃja tāṃstānasurānnṛsiṃhaḥ

Translation

ครั้นทำศึกกับเหล่าไทตยะผู้เกรียงไกรแล้ว นฤสิงห์ทรงสังหารหมู่ไทตยะนั้นและจับกุมไว้ จากนั้นด้วยเดชานุภาพอันรวดเร็วและมิอาจต้านทาน พระองค์เสด็จเที่ยวไป ณ ที่นั้น และทรงบดขยี้อสูรเหล่านั้นทีละตน

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having done'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयार्थक)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (कर्म) with 'kṛtvā'
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• prabalaiḥ: mighty
• prabalaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of 'daityaiḥ' (Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun

• daityaiḥ: with the demons
• daityaiḥ: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having slain'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sequential particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म) with 'hatvā/gṛhītvā' (object reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; pronoun

• daitya-gaṇān: groups of demons
• daitya-gaṇān: Karma (कर्म) with 'gṛhītvā' (and contextually 'hatvā')
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; तत्पुरुषः—षष्ठी: 'दैत्यानां गणाः'

• gṛhītvā: having seized
• gṛhītvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having seized'

• babhrāma: roamed/wandered
• babhrāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• adruta-vikramaḥ: of unhurried/undaunted prowess
• adruta-vikramaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of 'nṛsiṃhaḥ' (Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adruta (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारयः—'अद्रुतः विक्रमः यस्य' (non-hurried/undaunted valor)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• babhaṃja: broke/smashed
• babhaṃja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhañj (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• tān: those (very)
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural; repetition for emphasis

• asurān: demons
• asurān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• nṛsiṃhaḥ: Nṛsiṃha
• nṛsiṃhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛsiṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Characters & Entities

• Nṛsiṃha
• Daityas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the divine power that destroys adharma and the āsuric impulses within the soul; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, grace helps break the pasha (bondage) that keeps the pashu (individual being) trapped in ignorance and violence.

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

Though the verse narrates a fierce Saguna manifestation (Nṛsiṃha) acting in the world, its purpose aligns with Linga-worship: the devotee seeks the Lord’s protective grace that removes obstacles and restores dharma, leading the mind back to the still center symbolized by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take it as a cue for inner combat: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a resolve to restrain anger and pride—seeing the Lord as the force that shatters demonic tendencies.