Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः

Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle

Devanagari script

तेन नादेन महता धनुष्टंकारजेन हि । द्यावाभूम्योरंतरं वै व्याप्तमासीदनंतरम्

Transliteration

tena nādena mahatā dhanuṣṭaṃkārajena hi | dyāvābhūmyoraṃtaraṃ vai vyāptamāsīdanaṃtaram

Translation

Dahil sa napakalakas na ugong na iyon—na isinilang mula sa pagpitik ng busog—ang buong pagitan ng langit at lupa ay agad na napuno sa isang kisapmata.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by that’

• नादेन: by the sound
• नादेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying नादेन)

• धनुष्टंकारजेन: produced by the bow-twang
• धनुष्टंकारजेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुष्-टंकार-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—धनुषः टंकारात् जातः (born from the bow’s twang)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• द्यावा: of heaven
• द्यावा: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्याव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), द्विवचन (dual) — in compound with भूम्योः; (dyāvā = dyāvoḥ)

• भूम्योः: of earth
• भूम्योः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘of the earth’

• अन्तरम्: the space/interval
• अन्तरम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: surely
• वै: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis

• व्याप्तम्: filled/pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग) (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pervaded/filled’

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial use), ‘immediately/without interval’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Heaven (Dyaus)
• Earth (Bhumi)

FAQs

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

It highlights nāda (sacred vibration) as a manifestation of divine power: a single impulse can pervade the whole cosmos, indicating Shiva’s all-pervading lordship even when expressed through a visible, saguna event.

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

Just as the Liṅga signifies Shiva’s presence beyond form, this verse shows that a tangible sign (the bow’s twang) can reveal the formless, all-pervading reality—guiding devotees from outer symbol to inner omnipresence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on nāda through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), listening inwardly to sound as a support for concentration—letting the mind become “pervaded” by remembrance of Shiva.