Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः

Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura

Devanagari script

पलायमानो यो युद्धादसोढा तेज ऐश्वरम् । तुतोदातीव स क्रौञ्चं कोट्यायुतबलान्वितः

Transliteration

palāyamāno yo yuddhādasoḍhā teja aiśvaram | tutodātīva sa krauñcaṃ koṭyāyutabalānvitaḥ

Translation

那位从战斗中逃离、无法忍受那压倒性的光辉与主宰力量的人，随后攻击了克劳恩恰山，仿佛要将其刺穿——他拥有数千万人的力量。

Word by Word

• पलायमानः: fleeing
• पलायमानः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलायमान (कृदन्त; √पलाय्/√पला धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (present participle)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• युद्धात्: from the battle
• युद्धात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• असोढः: unable to endure
• असोढः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + सोढ (कृदन्त; √सह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास/नकार-निषेध + क्त (past participle)

• तेजः: splendor/power
• तेजः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऐश्वरम्: lordly/sovereign
• ऐश्वरम्: कर्मविशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying तेजः)

• तुतोद: struck/pierced
• तुतोद: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अतिव: exceedingly
• अतिव: सम्बन्ध (Degree marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति + इव (अव्यय); अतीव (निपात)
• Form: निपात (intensifier particle)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रौञ्चम्: Krauñca (mountain)
• क्रौञ्चम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कोट्यायुतबलान्वितः: endowed with crores-and-ten-thousands of strength
• कोट्यायुतबलान्वितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + अयुत + बल + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/√वृ?; अन्वित as PPP of anu-√i ‘to follow/possess’); कोट्यायुतबलान्वित (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहु-पद-तत्पुरुष (with: ‘endowed with strength of crores and ten-thousands’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it depicts demonic/hostile force (as a mode of pāśa) wounding the world (symbolized by the mountain) and driving it toward divine refuge.

Significance: Didactic: worldly ‘aiśvarya/tejas’ when misused becomes bondage (pāśa) and concealment (tirodhāna), prompting the soul/world to seek higher protection.

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya
• Krauñca (mountain/demon)

FAQs

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

It portrays how egoic force collapses before divine aiśvarya (Śiva’s sovereign power), while the Lord’s grace empowers the devotee-warrior (Kumāra) to remove obstructive forces symbolized by Krauñca.

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

Kumāra’s irresistible tejas is understood as Śiva’s śakti working through a saguna form; devotion to the Liṅga anchors the seeker in that same divine sovereignty that overcomes inner and outer obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s tejas with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder to endure trials and pierce through inner ‘mountains’ of inertia and fear.