Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

उत्थायारं ततः कृष्णो युयुधे तेन शत्रुणा । शिवभक्तेन देवर्षे लोकलीलाऽनुसारतः

Transliteration

utthāyāraṃ tataḥ kṛṣṇo yuyudhe tena śatruṇā | śivabhaktena devarṣe lokalīlā'nusārataḥ

Translation

แล้วพระกฤษณะก็ลุกขึ้น และข้าแต่เทวฤๅษี ตามลีลาแห่งพระผู้เป็นเจ้าในโลก พระองค์ทรงต่อสู้กับศัตรูผู้นั้นซึ่งแท้จริงเป็นผู้ภักดีต่อพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), उपसर्ग: उत्; ‘having risen’

• आरम्: again
• आरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), ‘again/once more; properly’ (context: ‘again’)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘then/from there’

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शत्रुणा: with the enemy
• शत्रुणा: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिव-भक्तेन: (who was) a devotee of Shiva
• शिव-भक्तेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य भक्तः’

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘देवश्चासौ ऋषिः’

• लोक-लीला-अनुसारतः: according to the play of the world
• लोक-लीला-अनुसारतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘अनुसारतः’ = according to; पूर्वपदसमास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘लोकलीलायाः अनुसारतः’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer conflict can unfold within Śiva’s loka-līlā, while inner devotion (bhakti) remains the true spiritual identity; events serve dharma and the Lord’s cosmic purpose rather than mere hatred.

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

By calling the opponent a Śiva-bhakta, the verse affirms Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who receives devotion even amid worldly roles; Linga-worship represents this steady devotion beyond changing circumstances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain bhakti during action: mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while performing one’s duty, and support it with simple Shaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva.