Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

अहमेव भविष्यामि मान्यस्त्रिजगतीपतिः । अहरिष्यामि देवा नामक्षयास्सर्वसंपदः

Transliteration

ahameva bhaviṣyāmi mānyastrijagatīpatiḥ | ahariṣyāmi devā nāmakṣayāssarvasaṃpadaḥ

Translation

“唯有我将成为三界受尊崇的主宰；我将从诸天夺取他们一切无尽的福泽与财富。”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक (emphatic/only)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• मान्यः: worthy of honor
• मान्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st/Nom), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• त्रिजगतीपतिः: lord of the three worlds
• त्रिजगतीपतिः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nom), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpurusha): त्रिजगतां पतिः

• अहरिष्यामि: I shall take away
• अहरिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः आ- (आ + हृ)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Apādāna/Source (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• अक्षयाः: imperishable
• अक्षयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा (1st/Nom), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• सर्वसंपदः: all prosperities/wealths
• सर्वसंपदः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nom), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (descriptive): सर्वाः संपदः

Speaker

A demon king/opponent of the Devas (as narrated within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa battle context by Sūta Gosvāmin)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It portrays the classic Shaiva theme of ahaṅkāra (ego) and dominion-seeking: claiming lordship over the three worlds and coveting “akṣaya” wealth leads to adharma, which is ultimately countered by Shiva’s higher sovereignty as Pati (the true Lord).

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

The verse highlights the limits of worldly power; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship redirects the devotee from conquest and possession toward devotion, purification, and reliance on Shiva as the stabilizing Lord who protects cosmic order when divine prosperity is threatened.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to dissolve ego and craving, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—countering the mindset of “I will seize all prosperity.”