Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

अध्याय ३८ — काली-शंखचूड-युद्धे अस्त्रप्रयोगः

Kālī and Śaṅkhacūḍa: Mantra-Weapons and Surrender in Battle

Devanagari script

रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानं सुमनो हरम् । आरुरोह स हृष्टात्मा न भ्रान्तोपि महारणे

Transliteration

ratnendrasāranirmāṇavimānaṃ sumano haram | āruroha sa hṛṣṭātmā na bhrāntopi mahāraṇe

Translation

他心怀欢喜，登上那座空中天车——以宝中之主的精髓铸成，观之令人神醉；纵在大战之中，亦不曾迷乱。

Word by Word

• रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानम्: the aerial chariot made of the essence of the lord of jewels (i.e., best gems)
• रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + इन्द्र + सार + निर्माण + विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः (determinative)

• सुमनः: beautiful-minded / pleasing
• सुमनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आरुरोह: mounted / ascended
• आरुरोह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• हृष्टात्मा: one whose soul was delighted
• हृष्टात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• भ्रान्तः: confused / bewildered
• भ्रान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भ्रम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights steadiness (dhairya) and non-delusion amid turmoil—an inner clarity that Shaiva Siddhanta associates with Shiva’s grace, where the mind remains undisturbed even in intense outer circumstances.

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

Though the scene is martial, the teaching aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion: by holding Shiva in the heart (bhakti) one gains composure and right discernment, avoiding bhrānti (delusion) even when life becomes a “battle.”

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize the mind, supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and steadiness.