Shloka 21

Śiva’s Narasiṃha-Stotra and the Pacification of the Mātṛgaṇas

Devanagari script

तथा सुरगणान्सर्वान्रौद्रान्मातृगणान्विभुः / संहृत्य जगतः शर्म कृत्वा चान्तर्दधे हरिः

Transliteration

tathā suragaṇānsarvānraudrānmātṛgaṇānvibhuḥ / saṃhṛtya jagataḥ śarma kṛtvā cāntardadhe hariḥ

Translation

وكذلك جمع الربّ الشاملُ كلَّ جموعِ الآلهة، ومعهم جماعاتُ الأمهات (ماتْرِ) الشديدات؛ وبعد أن أعاد للعالم السكينةَ والعافية، اختفى هَري عن الأنظار.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुक्रमवाचक (thus/likewise)

• सुरगणान्: the hosts of gods
• सुरगणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘सुरगणान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• रौद्रान्: fierce/terrible
• रौद्रान्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘मातृगणान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• मातृगणान्: the groups of Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातृगणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मातॄणां गणाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विभुः: the Lord, the all-pervading one
• विभुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संहृत्य: having withdrawn/destroyed
• संहृत्य: Kriya (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• शर्म: peace, welfare
• शर्म: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared, withdrew (himself)
• अन्तर्दधे: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra) in narration context

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara restores loka-śarma (peace/well-being) by reabsorbing disruptive forces; divine intervention culminates in withdrawal once order is set.

Vedantic Theme: The Lord as niyantṛ (regulator) who manifests and withdraws (sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya logic) without being bound by action.

Application: In crisis, seek stabilizing practices (stotra, dhyāna) and then return to steady dharma once calm is restored—avoid clinging to agitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.231.22-24 (stotra efficacy and meditative practice that supports peace)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Suraganas (Devas)
• Matriganas (Matṛkās)

FAQs

What is the importance of establishing 'jagat-śarma' (the world's welfare) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the Purana’s theme that divine intervention ultimately aims at restoring dharma and peace (śarma) for the whole world, not merely defeating a threat.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on order after crisis or death-related fear?

Even when fierce forces are involved (raudrā mātṛgaṇāḥ), the outcome is the re-establishment of stability; the text frames fear and upheaval as conditions that are resolved by dharmic restoration and divine governance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Act to reduce harm and restore calm after conflict—use strength responsibly, then withdraw ego and attachment once peace is established, mirroring Hari’s ‘do the work, then disappear’ model.