Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्

Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas

Devanagari script

कुबेरेणैव संगम्य कूष्मांडपतिरादरात् । युयुधे बलवान् वीरो ध्यात्वा हृदि महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

kubereṇaiva saṃgamya kūṣmāṃḍapatirādarāt | yuyudhe balavān vīro dhyātvā hṛdi maheśvaram

Translation

恭敬地与俱毗罗会合后，鸠湿曼荼之主——强健而英勇——先在心中观想大自在天摩诃伊湿伐罗（湿婆）这至上之主，继而以诚挚决意投入战斗。

Word by Word

• कुबेरेण: with Kubera
• कुबेरेण: Sahakāraka (सह/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphasis/particle)

• संगम्य: having met
• संगम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having met/joined’

• कूष्माण्डपतिः: lord of the Kūṣmāṇḍas
• कूष्माण्डपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डपति (प्रातिपदिक: कूष्माण्ड + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular; हेत्वर्थे (cause: ‘out of respect’)

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (to वीरः/कूष्माण्डपतिः)

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — Absolutive/Gerund; ‘having meditated’

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ishana

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kubera
• Kushmanda-pati

FAQs

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

It teaches that strength becomes auspicious when grounded in inner remembrance of Pati—Maheśvara—so action (even battle) is purified by dhyāna and devotion rather than ego.

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

The verse highlights Saguna upāsanā through personal contemplation of Maheśvara in the heart; this inner focus parallels Linga-worship, where the devotee centers mind and prāṇa on Śiva as the present Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Hṛdaya-dhyāna (meditating on Śiva within) before any undertaking—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and traditional Shaiva aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa for steadiness of mind.