Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

युद्धप्रारम्भवर्णनम् — Description of the Commencement of Battle

Devanagari script

विमानमारुह्य तदा महायशास्स शांकरिस्सर्वगुणैरुपेतः । श्रिया समेतः परया बभौ महान् संवीज्यमानश्चमरैर्महाग्रभैः

Transliteration

vimānamāruhya tadā mahāyaśāssa śāṃkarissarvaguṇairupetaḥ | śriyā sametaḥ parayā babhau mahān saṃvījyamānaścamarairmahāgrabhaiḥ

Translation

随后，他登上天界宝车；那位声名赫赫的商羯罗之子，具足一切高贵德行，与至上吉祥的室利（Śrī，福德繁荣）相伴，威光炽盛；又有人以巨大的吉祥牦牛尾拂（chamara）为他扇拂。

Word by Word

• vimānam: the aerial chariot
• vimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having ascended’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• mahāyaśāḥ: very renowned
• mahāyaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śāṃkariḥ: Śāṃkari (son/descendant of Śaṅkara)
• śāṃkariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃkari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvaguṇaiḥ: with all virtues
• sarvaguṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• upetaḥ: endowed
• upetaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-i (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/possessed’

• śriyā: with splendor/fortune
• śriyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sametaḥ: accompanied
• sametaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-i (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied/associated’

• parayā: supreme
• parayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• babhau: shone/appeared
• babhau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃvījyamānaḥ: being fanned
• saṃvījyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-vīj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present Passive Participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being fanned’

• camaraiḥ: with yak-tail fans
• camaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahāgrabhaiḥ: very large
• mahāgrabhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-grabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Śrī (Lakṣmī)

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the Śaiva understanding that divine authority and victory arise from Śiva’s śakti (grace): Skanda, as Śaṅkara’s son, radiates auspicious splendor and virtue, indicating the soul uplifted and empowered by the Lord’s presence.

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

Skanda’s majesty is explicitly rooted in being “Śāṅkari” (belonging to Śaṅkara), reminding devotees that honoring Śiva in saguna form—especially through Liṅga worship—extends to reverence for Śiva’s divine manifestations and attendants who carry out His will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is upāsanā through auspicious reverence: perform Śiva-pūjā with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivate sattvic virtues (sarva-guṇa), and contemplate Śiva’s grace manifesting as protective divine power in one’s life.