Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra

Devanagari script

तदा जयजयेत्युक्तं सर्वैर्देर्वेर्गणै स्तथा । संस्तुतो वाग्भिरिष्टाभिस्तदैव च सुरर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tadā jayajayetyuktaṃ sarvairdervergaṇai stathā | saṃstuto vāgbhiriṣṭābhistadaiva ca surarṣibhiḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, toàn thể các đoàn chúng chư thiên cũng đồng thanh hô: “Chiến thắng! Chiến thắng!” Ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy, Đức Chúa được các thánh hiền chư thiên ca ngợi bằng những thánh ca yêu kính và lời lành cát tường.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• जय: victory!
• जय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: अव्ययवत् उद्गार/जयघोष (interjection: victory)

• जय: victory!
• जय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: अव्ययवत् उद्गार/पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: was uttered/said
• उक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘was said’

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘देवगणैः’)

• देवगणैः: by the groups of gods
• देवगणैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगण (प्रातिपदिक) [देव + गण]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (in that manner/also)

• संस्तुतः: was praised
• संस्तुतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संस्तुत (कृदन्त; स्तु धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘was praised’

• वाग्भिः: with words/speeches
• वाग्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• इष्टाभिः: desired/pleasing
• इष्टाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘वाग्भिः’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुरर्षिभिः: by the divine sages
• सुरर्षिभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) [सुर + ऋषि]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय जय

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Sura-rishis

FAQs

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

It highlights stuti (devotional praise) as a direct expression of surrender to Pati (Shiva), where even devas and divine sages affirm His supremacy through acclamation and sacred speech.

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

The verse models Saguna-bhakti: Shiva is approached through audible praise, hymns, and reverent proclamation—core elements of Linga worship where stotra and nāma-japa accompany offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha and nāma-japa—repeating victory acclamations and praising Shiva with auspicious words—can be integrated with simple worship such as offering water to the Linga and reciting the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).