Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25

शिवस्य सैन्यप्रयाणम् तथा गणपतिनामावलिः (Śiva’s Mobilization for War and the Catalogue of Gaṇa Commanders)

Devanagari script

लोकांतकश्च दीप्तात्मा तथा दैत्यांतकः प्रभुः । देवो भृङ्गीरिटिः श्रीमान्देवदेवप्रियस्तथा

Transliteration

lokāṃtakaśca dīptātmā tathā daityāṃtakaḥ prabhuḥ | devo bhṛṅgīriṭiḥ śrīmāndevadevapriyastathā

Translation

彼处亦有洛迦安多迦，神魂炽明；又有主宰“代底耶安多迦”，灭除阿修罗之者。并有天神婆陵吉利提，光耀殊胜，深受天中之天所爱。

Word by Word

• लोक-अन्तकः: ender of the worlds
• लोक-अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive: ‘ender of the worlds’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• दीप्त-आत्मा: radiant-souled
• दीप्त-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘whose self is radiant’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थ (likewise)

• दैत्य-अन्तकः: slayer of Daityas
• दैत्य-अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive: ‘slayer/ender of demons’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भृङ्गीरिटिः: Bhṛṅgīriṭi (a name)
• भृङ्गीरिटिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गीरिटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेष-नाम/proper name)

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• देव-देव-प्रियः: dear to the God of gods
• देव-देव-प्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive chain: ‘dear to the god of gods’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhṛṅgī (Bhṛṅgīriṭi)
• Lokāntaka
• Daityāntaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s protective sovereignty: his radiant attendants (gaṇas) embody the Lord’s śakti in action, destroying adharma (symbolized by “daityas”) and restoring cosmic order under Pati (Shiva).

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

By naming Shiva’s beloved attendants, the text reinforces Saguna Shiva’s living retinue and lordship—devotees worship the Liṅga as Shiva’s supreme presence, while honoring his gaṇas as guardians who serve that same supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva with the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with simple Shaiva observances like applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and cultivating fearlessness through devotion to Shiva as the remover of demonic tendencies.