Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

दैत्यसंतापितामर्त्य दुःखादिध्वंसवज्रक । शेषतल्पशयायार्कचन्द्रनेत्राय ते नमः

Transliteration

daityasaṃtāpitāmartya duḥkhādidhvaṃsavajraka | śeṣatalpaśayāyārkacandranetrāya te namaḥ

Translation

顶礼于您——如金刚雷霆，摧灭被阿修罗折磨之众生的忧苦诸患；顶礼于您——安卧于舍沙蛇床，双目为日与月。

Word by Word

• दैत्य-संतापित-अमर्त्य: O (Lord) whose immortals are afflicted by the demons
• दैत्य-संतापित-अमर्त्य: सम्बोधन (आह्वान/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संतापित (कृदन्त, √तप्/संतप् धातु) + अमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषण-समासः (दैत्यैः संतापिताः अमर्त्याः यस्य)

• दुःख-आदि-ध्वंस-वज्रक: O thunderbolt-like destroyer of sorrows and the like
• दुःख-आदि-ध्वंस-वज्रक: सम्बोधन (आह्वान/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक) + वज्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘दुःखादीनां ध्वंसः’ इति तत्पुरुषः, तस्य ‘वज्रक’ (वज्रवत्/वज्रसदृश) उपपद-विशेषण

• शेष-तल्प-शयाय: to the one who reclines on Śeṣa’s couch
• शेष-तल्प-शयाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘शेषस्य तल्पे शयः’ इति तत्पुरुषः

• अर्क-चन्द्र-नेत्राय: to the one whose eyes are the sun and the moon
• अर्क-चन्द्र-नेत्राय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; ‘अर्कश्च चन्द्रश्च (इव) नेत्रे यस्य’ इत्यर्थे समासः (रूढ्या तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन-क्रिया (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-प्रयोगः (salutation particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shesha

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as the divine force that shatters the root of duḥkha (sorrow) and the sufferings caused by hostile forces—outer demonic powers and inner enemies like fear, anger, and delusion—granting refuge and spiritual steadiness on the path to liberation.

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

By describing Shiva with attributes—Sun-and-Moon eyes and the power to destroy suffering—the verse supports Saguna upāsanā. In Linga worship, devotees invoke this compassionate, protective aspect of Shiva while recognizing the Linga as the symbol of the transcendent (Nirguna) reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as a protective namaskāra during japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing Shiva’s solar-lunar gaze removing afflictions; it can accompany Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application and a simple offering of water to the Shiva Linga.