Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces

Devanagari script

खड्गैस्सकुंतैस्सह भिंदिपालर्गदाभुशुंडीभिरथो प्रकांडैः । शिलीमुखैरर्द्धशशीभिरुग्रैर्वितस्तिभिः कूर्ममुखैर्ज्वलद्भिः

Transliteration

khaḍgaissakuṃtaissaha bhiṃdipālargadābhuśuṃḍībhiratho prakāṃḍaiḥ | śilīmukhairarddhaśaśībhirugrairvitastibhiḥ kūrmamukhairjvaladbhiḥ

Translation

ด้วยดาบและหอก ด้วยพินทิปาละ ด้วยคทาและกระบองหนัก ด้วยลูกศรที่คมกริบ ด้วยอาวุธรูปพระจันทร์เสี้ยวที่ดุร้าย และด้วยอาวุธรูปปากเต่าที่ลุกโชน พวกเขาได้เข้าโจมตีในการรบ

Word by Word

• खड्गैः: with swords
• खड्गैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• स-कुन्तैः: with spears
• स-कुन्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘स’ उपसर्ग-निपातः = सह (with)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-निपात (preposition-like: ‘together with’)

• भिन्दिपालैः: with bhindipāla weapons
• भिन्दिपालैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिन्दिपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• गदाभिः: with maces
• गदाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• भुशुण्डीभिः: with bhusuṇḍī weapons
• भुशुण्डीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुशुण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• अथो: and also
• अथो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनन्तर (and then/also)

• प्रकाण्डैः: with stout clubs/staves
• प्रकाण्डैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• शिलीमुखैः: with arrows
• शिलीमुखैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलीमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• अर्द्ध-शशीभिः: with half-moon (shaped weapons)
• अर्द्ध-शशीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + शशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (अर्द्धः शशी इव)

• उग्रैः: fierce
• उग्रैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणं (पूर्वोक्त-शस्त्राणाम्)

• वितस्तिभिः: with vitasti-measures/implements
• वितस्तिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• कूर्म-मुखैः: tortoise-faced (weapons)
• कूर्म-मुखैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (कूर्मस्य मुखम् इव मुखं येषाम्)

• ज्वलद्भिः: blazing
• ज्वलद्भिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणं (शस्त्राणाम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Though outwardly a catalogue of weapons, the verse underscores the intensity of saṃsāric conflict; Shaiva Siddhānta reads such turmoil as occurring within Pāśa (bondage), while Shiva as Pati remains the transcendent governor—inviting the devotee to seek refuge in Him beyond fear and violence.

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

In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative, battle scenes highlight the limits of mere force; turning to Saguna Shiva—worshiped as the Liṅga—centers the mind in the Lord’s protective grace (anugraha), the true power that resolves suffering rather than multiplying it.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As an antidote to agitation, practitioners can steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrākṣa—reminders of Shiva’s mastery over death and fear amid worldly turbulence.