Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

चक्रुर्युगांतप्रतिमं च युद्धं मर्य्यादहीनं सगिलेन सर्वे । दैत्येन्द्रसैन्येन सदैव घोरं क्रोधान्निगीर्णास्त्रिदशास्तु संख्ये

Transliteration

cakruryugāṃtapratimaṃ ca yuddhaṃ maryyādahīnaṃ sagilena sarve | daityendrasainyena sadaiva ghoraṃ krodhānnigīrṇāstridaśāstu saṃkhye

Translation

于是众人齐起交战，宛如一劫终末的浩劫——无所节制，无有边际。那场冲突中，魔族之王（代底耶主）的军势恒常可怖；三十三天神（Tridaśa）在战阵之中，仿佛被怒火吞没。

Word by Word

• चक्रुः: made
• चक्रुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘did/made’

• युग-अन्त-प्रतिमम्: like the end of an aeon
• युग-अन्त-प्रतिमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuga (युग) + anta (अन्त) + pratima (प्रतिम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: युगान्तस्य प्रतिमम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘like the end of an age’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (युद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म—‘battle’

• मर्यादा-हीनम्: boundaryless
• मर्यादा-हीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maryādā (मर्यादा) + hīna (हीन)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नञ्/अभावार्थ: मर्यादया हीनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘without bounds/limits’

• स-गिलेन: together with gila(?)
• स-गिलेन: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (स-) + gila (गिल/गिलः प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद-संदिग्ध)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/सह—‘together with gila(?)’ (reading uncertain)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता—‘all (of them)’

• दैत्येन्द्र-सैन्येन: by the demon-king’s army
• दैत्येन्द्र-सैन्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya-indra (दैत्येन्द्र) + sainya (सैन्य)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दैत्येन्द्रस्य सैन्यम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/सह—‘by/with the Daitya-king’s army’

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā + eva (सदा/एव अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमूह (indeclinable phrase) = ‘always indeed’

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (घोर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘terrible’ (qualifying yuddham)

• क्रोधात्: from anger
• क्रोधात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (क्रोध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतुः—‘from/through anger’

• निगीर्णाः: were engulfed
• निगीर्णाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-gṝ (निगॄ/गॄ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘swallowed/engulfed’

• त्रिदशाः: the gods
• त्रिदशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (त्रिदश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता/विषय—‘the gods’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• संख्ये: in the battle
• संख्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkhya (संख्य/संख्ये प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘in battle’ (saṃkhye = saṃgrāme)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

The verse portrays war as “yugānta-like,” highlighting how unrestrained krodha (anger) creates a dissolution in consciousness—overwhelming even the devas. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such passions strengthen pāśa (bondage) and conceal the soul’s clarity, urging restraint and dharmic discipline.

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

The narrative contrasts chaotic, boundaryless rage with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship. Turning to Shiva—often through Linga-upasana—centers the mind, subdues krodha, and restores maryādā (right order), which is essential for spiritual progress.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is anger-control through japa and purity: repeat the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady breath, and adopt simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mindful restraint to prevent krodha from overwhelming the mind.