Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

शिवदूतस्य शङ्खचूडकुलप्रवेशः — The Śiva-Envoy’s Entry into Śaṅkhacūḍa’s City

Devanagari script

दानवेन्द्रैः परिवृतं सेवितं च त्रिकोटिभिः । शतः कोटिभिरन्यैश्च भ्रमद्भिश्शस्त्रपाणिभिः

Transliteration

dānavendraiḥ parivṛtaṃ sevitaṃ ca trikoṭibhiḥ | śataḥ koṭibhiranyaiśca bhramadbhiśśastrapāṇibhiḥ

Translation

他被诸达那婆之王环绕，三俱胝战士侍从左右；又有百俱胝之众同在，手执兵刃，往来游走。

Word by Word

• दानवेन्द्रैः: by the lords of the demons
• दानवेन्द्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = दानव + इन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानाम् इन्द्राः)

• परिवृतम्: surrounded
• परिवृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘surrounded’

• सेवितम्: served/attended
• सेवितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘served/attended’

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

• त्रिकोटिभिः: by three crores (of beings)
• त्रिकोटिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकोटि (प्रातिपदिक) = त्रि + कोटि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (कोटि), तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कोटयः)

• शतः: a hundred
• शतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (one hundred)

• कोटिभिः: by crores
• कोटिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: by other (ones)
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (others)

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

• भ्रमद्भिः: by those whirling about
• भ्रमद्भिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘wandering/whirling’

• शस्त्रपाणिभिः: by weapon-in-hand (warriors)
• शस्त्रपाणिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रपाणि (प्रातिपदिक) = शस्त्र + पाणि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शस्त्रं पाणौ येषाम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the enormity of asuric power and pride—external might and numbers—yet, within Shaiva thought, such power remains bound by pāśa (bondage) when it is not aligned to dharma and devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

By emphasizing worldly armies and weaponry, the narrative implicitly contrasts them with refuge in Saguna Shiva (worship of Shiva as the compassionate Lord, often through the Linga), where true protection and victory arise from grace rather than mere force.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek steadiness through Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative surrender—rather than being driven by fear of overwhelming outer forces.