Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 38

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

सुरक्षितानि सर्वाणि कृत्वा युद्धाय निर्ययुः । अस्पृष्टवक्षसो दैत्याः कृत्वा समयमेव हि

Transliteration

surakṣitāni sarvāṇi kṛtvā yuddhāya niryayuḥ | aspṛṣṭavakṣaso daityāḥ kṛtvā samayameva hi

Translation

他们将一切安置妥当、严加守护后，便出征赴战。确然，那些底提耶（Daitya）——使胸膛不受创触——遂依约定下交战之盟与时辰。

Word by Word

• सुरक्षितानि: protected
• सुरक्षितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रक्षित (कृदन्त; √रक्ष् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘protected/guarded’

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्व-शब्द

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• निर्ययुः: they marched out
• निर्ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they went out’

• अस्पृष्टवक्षसः: with untouched chests
• अस्पृष्टवक्षसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-स्पृष्ट-वक्षस् (बहुव्रीहि; कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘whose chests are untouched’

• दैत्याः: the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• समयम्: an agreement/pledge
• समयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Daityas

FAQs

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

It depicts how asuric forces rely on external security, strategy, and contracts, whereas Shaiva teaching emphasizes inner refuge in Pati (Shiva) beyond fear and conflict.

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

In the Purana’s narrative arc, worldly power prepares for battle, but devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga and Lord) is presented as the higher protection that subdues hostility and grants steadiness of mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Rather than seeking mere outer “security,” the practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrāksha as inner armor—cultivating fearlessness and restraint.