Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins

Devanagari script

आसीत्सुतुमुलं युद्धमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् । कृष्णादिकानां तैस्तत्र रुद्राद्यैर्बाणरक्षकैः

Transliteration

āsītsutumulaṃ yuddhamadbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | kṛṣṇādikānāṃ taistatra rudrādyairbāṇarakṣakaiḥ

Translation

于是爆发了一场极其喧腾惨烈、奇妙而令人毛骨悚然的大战：一方为黑天（克里希纳）等众，另一方为诸鲁陀罗及其同盟的持弓护卫，以箭雨守御。

Word by Word

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सु-तुमुलम्: very tumultuous
• सु-तुमुलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; intensifier सु-

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of ‘was’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; agreeing with युद्धम्

• लोम-हर्षणम्: hair-raising
• लोम-हर्षणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लोमानि हर्षयति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; agreeing with युद्धम्

• कृष्ण-आदिकानाम्: of Krishna and others
• कृष्ण-आदिकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; ‘of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कृष्णः आदिः येषाम् ते); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• रुद्र-आद्यैः: by Rudra and others
• रुद्र-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रः आदिः येषाम् ते); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• बाण-रक्षकैः: by the arrow-guards/protectors
• बाण-रक्षकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बाणानां रक्षकाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It portrays the awe-inspiring power of Śiva’s manifested forces (the Rudras) in the cosmic order, showing that even divine conflicts unfold under Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor of dharma and destiny.

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

The Rudras here represent Saguna expressions of Śiva’s protecting and regulating power; Linga worship trains the devotee to see these changing forms and events as rooted in the one Lord beyond all conflict.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as Pati who rules all forces, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” especially when facing inner agitation symbolized by the ‘tumultuous battle.’