Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वाथ महादेवं तदा वारिधिनन्दनः । न चचाल न सस्मार निहतान्दानवान्युधि

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvātha mahādevaṃ tadā vāridhinandanaḥ | na cacāla na sasmāra nihatāndānavānyudhi

Translation

萨那特库玛罗说：“如此对大自在天说罢，那位‘海中所生者’便全然不动——既不挪步，亦不再忆念他事——当时诸达那婆已在战场上被杀倒伏。”

Word by Word

• sanatkumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanatkumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat + kumāra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘सनत् कुमारः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धा॒तु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धा॒तु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक (then/now)

• mahādevam: Mahādeva
• mahādevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् देवः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• vāridhinandanaḥ: son of the ocean
• vāridhinandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāridhi + nandana (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी—‘वारिधेः नन्दनः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• cacāla: moved
• cacāla: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धा॒तु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• sasmāra: remembered
• sasmāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धा॒तु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nihatān: slain
• nihatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-han (धा॒तु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle—क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (dānavān)

• dānavān: demons (Dānavas)
• dānavān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yudhi: in battle
• yudhi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It highlights unwavering steadiness before Mahādeva—an inner stillness where the devotee’s attention no longer wavers, reflecting the Shaiva ideal of fixing the mind on Śiva (Pati) beyond fear and agitation.

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

The verse models single-pointed orientation to Mahādeva in a concrete, personal (saguṇa) form—like Linga-worship—where remembrance and surrender stabilize the mind amid worldly conflict.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm breath, and support it with simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to continuous remembrance.