Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

शृणु प्रतिज्ञां मे वीर रुद्रकोपसमुद्भव । रुद्रतेजस्स्वरूपो हि सुप्रतापालयंप्रभो

Transliteration

śṛṇu pratijñāṃ me vīra rudrakopasamudbhava | rudratejassvarūpo hi supratāpālayaṃprabho

Translation

噫，勇士，汝由鲁陀之忿怒而生；听我庄严之誓。汝实为鲁陀火焰威光之本体，雄威之主，大神力之所依。

Word by Word

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: promise, vow
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• रुद्रकोपसमुद्भव: O one born from Rudra’s wrath
• रुद्रकोपसमुद्भव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य कोपात् समुद्भवः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन-पद

• रुद्रतेजःस्वरूपः: whose nature is Rudra’s splendor
• रुद्रतेजःस्वरूपः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य तेजः एव स्वरूपं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• सुप्रतापालयंप्रभो: O Lord, abode of great valor
• सुप्रतापालयंप्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रताप (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-सम्बद्ध संबोधन; ‘सुप्रताप-आलय’ इति तत्पुरुष (सुप्रतापस्य आलयः) + ‘प्रभो’ (प्रभु-शब्द, सम्बोधन एकवचन); पाठे संधि-लोप/संयुक्त-लेखनम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla embodies Śiva’s time-transcending, wrathful sovereignty; Vīrabhadra as Rudra-kopa-samudbhava mirrors the Mahākāla ethos of righteous dissolution of adharmic yajña (contextual).

Significance: Invokes protection and removal of arrogance/adharma; aligns with Śiva’s saṃhāra that restores cosmic order.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that beings empowered by Shiva are expressions of Rudra-tejas (Śiva’s sanctifying power). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the Lord (Pati) can manifest His śakti to protect dharma and guide souls (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

By praising the manifested might of Rudra’s tejas, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva through His active, protective presence. Linga worship similarly honors Shiva as the accessible focus where His grace and power are invoked.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Rudra-tejas while chanting the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for courage and purification, and to perform simple Shaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application with remembrance of Shiva’s protective power.