Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas

Devanagari script

वृषारूढैरनेकैश्च त्रिशूलवरधारिभिः । महावीरस्त्रिनेत्रैश्च स रेजे रणसंगतः

Transliteration

vṛṣārūḍhairanekaiśca triśūlavaradhāribhiḥ | mahāvīrastrinetraiśca sa reje raṇasaṃgataḥ

Translation

众多乘牛的勇士环绕其侧，执三叉戟并赐福佑，具三目之威严；他在战场交锋之中熠熠生辉。

Word by Word

• vṛṣa-ārūḍhaiḥ: with those mounted on bulls
• vṛṣa-ārūḍhaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associates)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ārūḍha (प्रातिपदिक; रुह् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘वृषे आरूढाः’ (mounted on bulls)

• anekaiḥ: with many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• triśūla-vara-dhāribhiḥ: with bearers of splendid tridents
• triśūla-vara-dhāribhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associates)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रिशूलं वरं च धारयन्ति’ (bearers of excellent tridents)

• mahā-vīra-tri-netraiḥ: with great three-eyed heroes
• mahā-vīra-tri-netraiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associates)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (समाहार/विशेषण-प्रधान): ‘महावीरैः त्रिनेत्रैः’ (with great heroes having three eyes)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• reje: shone; appeared splendid
• reje: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• raṇa-saṃgataḥ: engaged in battle
• raṇa-saṃgataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgata (प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘रणे संगतः’ (engaged in battle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudras

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the protective, Saguna (manifest) majesty of Rudra’s host—bull-mounted, trident-bearing, and three-eyed—signifying Shiva’s sovereign power that removes fear and upholds dharma even amid conflict.

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

Though the Linga points to Shiva’s transcendent Nirguna reality, this verse highlights Saguna Shiva—recognizable by Trinetra and Trishula—helping devotees contemplate Shiva’s active grace (anugraha) that safeguards and guides beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Trinetra and Trishula-dhārin while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and (where traditional) apply Tripuṇḍra bhasma as a reminder of Rudra’s protection and inner fearlessness.