Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 44

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

चौरव्याघ्रनृसिंहात्मकृत राजभयेषु च । अन्येषूत्पातभूकम्पदस्य्वादिपांसुवृष्टिषु

Transliteration

cauravyāghranṛsiṃhātmakṛta rājabhayeṣu ca | anyeṣūtpātabhūkampadasyvādipāṃsuvṛṣṭiṣu

Translation

Sa mga takot na dulot ng magnanakaw, tigre, at taong-leon (Nṛsiṃha), at sa mga pangamba dahil sa mga hari; gayundin sa iba pang kapahamakan—masasamang palatandaan, lindol, paglusob ng mga tulisan at iba pa, maging pag-ulan ng alikabok—(ang pag-alaala at pagkanlong kay Rudra ay nag-aalis ng takot at nagbibigay ng pag-iingat).

Word by Word

• चौर-व्याघ्र-नृसिंह-आत्म-कृत: caused by thieves, tigers, or Narasiṃha-like beings
• चौर-व्याघ्र-नृसिंह-आत्म-कृत: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: बहुवचन-सप्तमी-एकवचन? (अव्यक्त) — समासान्त-विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘कृत’ (past passive participle) as adjectival; intended agreement with ‘भयेषु’ (Masculine/Neuter, Locative 7th/सप्तमी, Plural/बहुवचन)

• राज-भयेषु: in fears from the king
• राज-भयेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘राजभय’ = fear from the king

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्येषु: in other (cases)
• अन्येषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; pronominal adjective qualifying following locatives

• उत्पात-भूकम्प-दस्यु-आदि-पांसु-वृष्टिषु: in dust-storm rains and (calamities) like omens, earthquakes, bandits, etc.
• उत्पात-भूकम्प-दस्यु-आदि-पांसु-वृष्टिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पात (प्रातिपदिक) + भूकम्प (प्रातिपदिक) + दस्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पांसु (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; बहुपद-समास: ‘उत्पातादि’ (omens etc.) + ‘पांसुवृष्टि’ (dust-rain); overall locative plural

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it lists apotropaic (protective) use-cases—social danger (thieves, kings) and wild/terrifying beings (tiger, nṛsiṃha-like threats) and natural calamities.

Significance: Protective recitation is framed as portable ‘kṣetra’: wherever danger arises, Rudra’s remembrance functions as refuge.

Mantra Metadata

Type: kavaca

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: utpāta (ominous portents), bhūkampa (earthquake), pāṃsu-vṛṣṭi (dust-storm)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that भय (fear) from worldly threats and cosmic disturbances is pacified by taking refuge in Rudra—Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who loosens the bonds of anxiety and grants inner steadiness through devotion and remembrance.

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

It points to Saguna Shiva as the immediate protector: through Linga-worship, japa, and surrender, the devotee experiences Shiva’s safeguarding grace in practical dangers, while this reliance gradually matures into deeper spiritual freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Rudra-smaraṇa (remembering Shiva) with Panchakshara japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, where customary, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady the mind during संकट (crisis).