Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः

Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधपरीतात्मा दैत्यान्धिक्कृतवान्रणे । शुंभादिकान्महादैत्यः प्रहसन्प्राह धैर्यवान्

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhaparītātmā daityāndhikkṛtavānraṇe | śuṃbhādikānmahādaityaḥ prahasanprāha dhairyavān

Translation

پھر غصّے سے گھرا ہوا وہ مہا دیو رَن بھومی میں دَیتّیوں کو ملامت کرنے لگا؛ اور ثابت قدم ہو کر ہنستے ہوئے شُمبھ وغیرہ سے مخاطب ہوا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कालवाचक (then/thereupon)

• क्रोध-परित-आत्मा: one whose mind was overcome by anger
• क्रोध-परित-आत्मा: Visheshana of Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + परीत (कृदन्त; परि + √इ/ए धातु, क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा क्रोधेन परीतः) — ‘whose self was overcome by anger’

• दैत्यान्: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धिक्: fie!
• धिक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निन्दार्थक निपात (particle of censure: fie!)

• कृतवान्: censured/uttered censure
• कृतवान्: Kriya (क्रिया; periphrastic past sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृतवत् (कृदन्त; क्तवतुँ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त (perfective past agentive: having done/made) — here with ‘धिक्’ = ‘censured’

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुम्भ-आदिकान्: Śumbha and others
• शुम्भ-आदिकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शुम्भः आदिः येषाम्) — ‘Śumbha and others’

• महादैत्यः: the great demon
• महादैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादैत्य (प्रातिपदिक; महा + दैत्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (कर्ता; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु) → प्रहसत् (कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle: laughing)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह (धातु √अह्/ब्रू-समर्थ)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• धैर्यवान्: courageous
• धैर्यवान्: Visheshana of Karta (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धैर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्/वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive: possessing courage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the battle account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Śumbha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) fuels arrogance and contempt in conflict; from a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, such passions are pāsas (bondages) that veil right discernment and keep the soul bound to reactive karma.

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

By contrast: the battle-taunt mood shows the instability of ego and anger, while Saguna Śiva worship (Liṅga-pūjā) cultivates steadiness, humility, and inner restraint—qualities that dissolve these bondages and align the devotee with Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to pacify anger, along with wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as daily reminders of restraint, purity, and devotion.