Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

तदा शिवोऽपि तं ज्ञात्वा विजयं कार्तिकस्य च । तत्राजगाम स मुदा सगणः प्रियया सह

Transliteration

tadā śivo'pi taṃ jñātvā vijayaṃ kārtikasya ca | tatrājagāma sa mudā sagaṇaḥ priyayā saha

Translation

其时，主湿婆（Śiva）亦得知迦尔蒂凯亚（Kārtikeya）的胜利，便欢喜来到那里——偕同其伽那众（gaṇas），并与挚爱帕尔瓦蒂（Pārvatī）同来。

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/समुच्चयार्थक particle (also/even)

• तम्: that (victory/event)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having known)

• विजयम्: victory
• विजयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कार्तिकस्य: of Kārtika (Kumāra)
• कार्तिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• सगणः: accompanied by his gaṇas
• सगणः: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव) ‘with attendants’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शिवः/सः)

• प्रियया: with (his) beloved (Pārvatī)
• प्रियया: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक उपसर्ग/निपात (with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Kartikeya
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s compassionate, personal (saguṇa) presence: the Supreme Pati is not distant, but responds with grace and joy to dharmic victory, arriving with His śakti (Pārvatī) and divine retinue to bless the devotee and uphold cosmic order.

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

Though Liṅga worship points to Śiva’s nirguṇa transcendence, this verse emphasizes His saguṇa leelā—Śiva as the accessible Lord who comes, blesses, and participates in the world. Devotees can worship the Liṅga while contemplating this gracious, responsive Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform Śiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offer simple worship (bhasma/tri-puṇḍra, bilva leaves, or a lamp), meditating on Śiva arriving with Pārvatī and the gaṇas to protect and sanctify one’s righteous efforts.