Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38

शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मनारायणेन्द्राणां सादित्याप्सरसां तथा । भुवनानि विचित्राणि युद्धं च प्रमथासुरम्

Transliteration

brahmanārāyaṇendrāṇāṃ sādityāpsarasāṃ tathā | bhuvanāni vicitrāṇi yuddhaṃ ca pramathāsuram

Translation

他又见到梵天、那罗延那与因陀罗的奇妙世界，也见到阿底提耶众与阿普萨拉众的境界；并且亲睹普罗摩他（湿婆的眷属军）与阿修罗之间的战斗。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-नारायण-इन्द्राणाम्: of Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, and Indra
• ब्रह्म-नारायण-इन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• स-आदित्य-अप्सरसाम्: of the Apsarases along with the Ādityas
• स-आदित्य-अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (अप्सरस्), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव ‘सहितम्’ अर्थे—‘आदित्यैः सह अप्सरसाम्’

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक (and likewise)

• भुवनानि: worlds/realms
• भुवनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated/wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (भुवनानि)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• प्रमथ-असुरम्: the Pramatha-asura (demon among/against the Pramathas)
• प्रमथ-असुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्षे) ‘प्रमथः असुरः’/‘प्रमथानां असुरः’ (context-dependent)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Inter-loka vision: deva-realms (Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, Indra, Ādityas, Apsarases) perceived within the Lord’s encompassing reality.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu (Narayana)
• Indra
• Adityas
• Apsaras
• Pramathas
• Asuras
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts the splendor of many celestial realms with the reality of cosmic conflict, implying that worldly and heavenly wonders are still within saṃsāra; lasting refuge is found in Pati (Śiva), whose hosts uphold dharma against asuric forces.

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

The Pramathas are Śiva’s gaṇas—agents of Saguna Śiva’s protective grace in the manifest world. Remembering their battle underscores devotion to Śiva’s tangible, worshipful form (including the Liṅga) as the power that subdues adharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in Śiva-smaraṇa during turmoil—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra bhasma and/or Rudrākṣa as supports for devotion and protection.