Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

गौरीं तथाविधां दृष्ट्वा लौकिकीं दर्शयन्गतिम् । बभूव प्राकृत इव शिवोप्युद्विग्नमानसः

Transliteration

gaurīṃ tathāvidhāṃ dṛṣṭvā laukikīṃ darśayangatim | babhūva prākṛta iva śivopyudvignamānasaḥ

Translation

看到高里处于那种境地，表现出凡人的举止，即使是至高无上的湿婆神，也变得像普通人一样，内心充满了忧虑。

Word by Word

• गौरीम्: Gaurī
• गौरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तथा-विधाम्: such / of that kind
• तथा-विधाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘तथा’ इति प्रकारेण ‘विधा’)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वा), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• लौकिकीम्: worldly
• लौकिकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies गतिम्)

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; णिच् (causative: ‘showing’)

• गतिम्: state/condition; course
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्राकृतः: ordinary
• प्राकृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies शिवः)

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (particle of comparison)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• उद्विग्न-मानसः: one whose mind was agitated
• उद्विग्न-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्विग्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘उद्विग्नं मानसं यस्य सः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s līlā: though Pati (the Supreme Lord) is untouched by agitation in essence, he adopts human-like concern to honor love, dharma, and relational devotion—teaching that the Lord is compassionate and responsive within the devotional world.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God with attributes—who engages emotionally in divine play for the sake of devotees. Linga worship similarly approaches the transcendent Lord through a tangible, worshipable form that accepts offerings and responds with grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is bhakti with steadiness: worship Saguna Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining compassionate awareness—remembering that Śiva’s grace meets sincere devotion.