Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभग्नं स्वबलं विलोक्य नन्द्यादिलंबोदरकार्त्तिकेयाः । त्वरान्विता दैत्यवरान्प्रसह्य निवारयामासुरमर्षणास्ते

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhagnaṃ svabalaṃ vilokya nandyādilaṃbodarakārttikeyāḥ | tvarānvitā daityavarānprasahya nivārayāmāsuramarṣaṇāste

Translation

随后，他们见己方军势已被击溃，难陀因等——兰波陀罗（伽内沙）与迦尔蒂凯耶——迅疾冲出。以难以容忍的烈怒，他们强力阻遏并牵制住群魔中最强者。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• प्रभग्नम्: shattered / broken
• प्रभग्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भञ्ज्, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण (स्वबलम्)

• स्व-बलम्: their own army/strength
• स्व-बलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्मधारय (स्वं बलम्)

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (अव्ययभाव/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — having seen

• नन्दि-आदि-लम्बोदर-कार्त्तिकेयाः: Nandi and others—Lambodara and Karttikeya
• नन्दि-आदि-लम्बोदर-कार्त्तिकेयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + लम्बोदर (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्त्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (नन्दि-आदयः लम्बोदरः कार्त्तिकेयश्च)

• त्वरा-अन्विताः: filled with haste
• त्वरा-अन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ/अनु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (त्वरया अन्विताः = endowed with haste)

• दैत्य-वरान्: the best of demons
• दैत्य-वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), बहुवचन — Accusative plural; कर्मधारय (श्रेष्ठा दैत्याः)

• प्रसह्य: by force / forcibly
• प्रसह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √सह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (अव्ययभाव/gerund), क्रियाविशेषण — having forcibly overcome / by force

• निवारयामासुः: they restrained / checked
• निवारयामासुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन — Periphrastic perfect (आमास-योग)

• अमर्षणाः: intolerant / fierce
• अमर्षणाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural; विशेषण (ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Kartikeya
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It shows how Shiva’s divine order (his gaṇas and sons) intervenes when dharma is threatened—symbolizing that devotion to Pati (Shiva) steadies and protects the devotee when inner “demonic” forces overwhelm the mind.

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

Nandin, Gaṇeśa, and Skanda are attendants and manifestations of Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance. Remembering them alongside Linga-worship reinforces the idea that the formless Lord supports devotees through accessible divine forms and protectors.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Invoke Shiva’s protection through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mentally place Nandin, Gaṇeśa, and Skanda as guardians—supporting steadiness in sādhanā, especially with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.