Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

दर्पस्यास्य प्रशमनं लप्स्यसे चाशु दारुणम् । महायुद्धमकस्माद्वै बलिना मत्समेन हि

Transliteration

darpasyāsya praśamanaṃ lapsyase cāśu dāruṇam | mahāyuddhamakasmādvai balinā matsamena hi

Translation

“เจ้าจะได้เห็นความอหังการของผู้นี้ถูกบดขยี้อย่างรุนแรงในไม่ช้า; เพราะจู่ๆ มหาสงครามจะอุบัติขึ้นกับผู้มีกำลังทัดเทียมเรา”

Word by Word

• darpasya: of pride
• darpasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• asya: of this (one)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• praśamanam: pacification, quelling
• praśamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-śamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• lapsyase: you will obtain
• lapsyase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• dāruṇam: terrible, harsh
• dāruṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifies praśamanaṃ)

• mahā-yuddham: a great battle
• mahā-yuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-yuddha (प्रातिपदिक); महा + युद्ध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• akasmāt: suddenly
• akasmāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: akasmāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• balinā: by/with a strong (one)
• balinā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifies implied agent)

• mat-samena: by one equal to me
• mat-samena: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat-sama (प्रातिपदिक); मत्(अस्मद्-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) + सम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse warns that darpa (ego-pride) inevitably meets its praśamana (quelling). In Shaiva Siddhanta, grace dismantles arrogance so the soul (paśu) can turn from bondage (pāśa) toward Shiva (Pati) through humility and right discernment.

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

Saguna Shiva actively protects dharma and corrects adharma by subduing pride. Linga-worship trains the devotee in reverence and surrender—precisely the inner antidote to darpa that this verse highlights through the imagery of an inevitable divine confrontation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and a humility vow (dropping self-importance). The aim is inner ego-pacification so one need not learn only through ‘dāruṇa’ (harsh) correction.