Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः

Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath

Devanagari script

तयोश्च तेन युद्धेन परस्परमभून्मुने । देवासुरर्षिसिद्धानां भीकरेणातिविस्मयः

Transliteration

tayośca tena yuddhena parasparamabhūnmune | devāsurarṣisiddhānāṃ bhīkareṇātivismayaḥ

Translation

噢，牟尼啊，当那二者在战场上相互交锋之时，其可怖的猛烈之势令诸天、阿修罗、诸仙圣（ṛṣi）与成就者（siddha）皆惊骇而大为震叹。

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी/Genitive (6th), द्विवचन/Dual; (तयोः = of those two)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया/Instrumental (3rd), एकवचन/Singular, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/Neuter (agreeing with युद्धेन)

• युद्धेन: by the battle
• युद्धेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/Neuter, तृतीया/Instrumental (3rd), एकवचन/Singular

• परस्परम्: mutually
• परस्परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अभूत्: arose/occurred
• अभूत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person, एकवचन/Singular

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine, सम्बोधन/Vocative (8th), एकवचन/Singular

• देव-असुर-ऋषि-सिद्धानाम्: of the gods, demons, sages, and siddhas
• देव-असुर-ऋषि-सिद्धानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva), षष्ठी/Genitive (6th), बहुवचन/Plural; (of gods, demons, sages, and siddhas)

• भीकरेण: by the terrible (one/thing)
• भीकरेण: करण/हेतु (instrument/cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine (or नपुंसक possible by context), तृतीया/Instrumental (3rd), एकवचन/Singular; विशेषण (qualifying cause)

• अति-विस्मयः: great astonishment
• अति-विस्मयः: कर्ता/भाव (subject/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (upapada/avyaya-pūrvapada), पुंलिङ्ग/Masculine, प्रथमा/Nominative (1st), एकवचन/Singular

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Rishis
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how cosmic conflict can appear fearsome to even devas and siddhas, reminding the seeker that worldly power and spectacle inspire wonder, while true steadiness is found in taking refuge in Pati (Śiva) beyond turmoil.

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

In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa setting, the terrifying battle underscores the limits of created beings; worship of the Liṅga (Saguna Śiva as the accessible support) is presented in the Purāṇa as the stabilizing refuge amid such cosmic upheavals.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate fearlessness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady remembrance of Śiva, especially when the mind is shaken by ‘bhīkara’ experiences.