Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा रुद्रमभ्यर्च्य दिव्यैरजंलिकुड्मलैः । प्रणम्य च महादेवं बाणश्च स्वगृहं गतः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | tacchrutvā rudramabhyarcya divyairajaṃlikuḍmalaiḥ | praṇamya ca mahādevaṃ bāṇaśca svagṛhaṃ gataḥ

Translation

萨那特库玛罗说道：听闻此言后，巴那以天赐的阿阇牟利草之花蕾供奉礼拜鲁陀罗；并向大天摩诃提婆顶礼后，巴那便回到自己的家中。

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having heard’

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having worshipped’

• दिव्यैः: with divine
• दिव्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; (qualifies following noun)

• अञ्जलिकुड्मलैः: with folded-hand (bud-like) offerings
• अञ्जलिकुड्मलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुड्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘अञ्जलिरूपैः कुड्मलैः’/‘अञ्जलिकुड्मलैः’ (folded-hand buds/offerings); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having bowed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महा + देव); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बाणः: Bāṇa
• बाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• स्वगृहम्: his own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘स्वस्य गृहं’ इति; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतः: went/returned
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (with implied ‘अभवत्’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Mahadeva
• Bana

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on bhakti expressed through reverent worship (arcana) and surrender (praṇāma): after receiving instruction, the devotee responds with devotion to Mahādeva and then returns to righteous worldly duties with Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse portrays Saguna worship—offering sacred blossoms and bowing to Rudra/Mahādeva—which is the devotional mode commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga in temple or home puja, affirming Shiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests simple Shiva-puja through floral offerings and heartfelt prostration; as a takeaway, one may perform daily arcana to the Śiva-liṅga while inwardly remembering the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with humility and devotion.