Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

महाबलो महावीरो जेयस्सर्वदिवौकसाम् । अन्येषां चापि देवेश सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

mahābalo mahāvīro jeyassarvadivaukasām | anyeṣāṃ cāpi deveśa satyametadbravīmyaham

Translation

他力大无比，是大英雄——确为征服一切天界住民者。乃至其他众类亦然，噢诸神之主；此言我以真实向你宣告。

Word by Word

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् बलम् यस्य)

• महावीरः: great hero
• महावीरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• जेयः: to be conquered
• जेयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जेतव्यः’

• सर्व-दिवौकसाम्: of all the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• सर्व-दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां दिवौकसाम्)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

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

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) (or प्रथमा as predicate), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) (or प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

A deva (celestial) addressing Devēśa (Indra) during the Yuddhakhaṇḍa battle narration

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the limits of even celestial power: the devas acknowledge an overwhelming force, reminding the seeker that true refuge is in Pati (Shiva), not in worldly or heavenly status.

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

By addressing “Devēśa,” the verse frames divine hierarchy, while Shaiva Siddhanta points beyond it to Shiva as the supreme Lord; Linga-worship centers the mind on that highest sovereignty surpassing all devas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—especially when confronting fear or conflict, remembering Shiva as the ultimate protector beyond all powers.