Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19

वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्

Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas

Devanagari script

अथ विष्णुर्महातेजा युयुधे तैश्च शत्रुहा । चक्रं चिक्षेप वेगेन दहन्निव दिशो दश

Transliteration

atha viṣṇurmahātejā yuyudhe taiśca śatruhā | cakraṃ cikṣepa vegena dahanniva diśo daśa

Translation

随后，光辉炽盛、能灭诸敌的毗湿奴与他们交战；并猛力掷出神轮，仿佛要焚尽十方。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• महा-तेजाः: of great splendor
• महा-तेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘महत्तेजो यस्य सः’

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Saha (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शत्रु-हा: slayer of enemies
• शत्रु-हा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु) → हा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘शत्रून् हन्ति’

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• चिक्षेप: threw
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• दहन्: burning
• दहन्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/उपमान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दहन् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; उपमान-क्रिया

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (here) द्वितीया, बहुवचन-समर्थन—‘दश दिशः’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It portrays the immense might of a deva like Viṣṇu, yet within the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva frame it also prepares the reader to see that ultimate sovereignty rests with Śiva (Pati), beyond even the most radiant divine weapons.

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

The verse highlights Saguna power (weaponry, radiance, direction-filling energy). In Linga worship, the devotee is guided to recognize that all such manifested powers arise from and are contained in Śiva’s supreme reality, symbolized by the Linga as the source and support of the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a takeaway, replace agitation and conflict with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing the ten directions becoming शांत (peaceful) in Śiva—supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.