Shloka 37

Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura

Devanagari script

मुमुचु: पुष्पवर्षाणि हते पापे वृकासुरे । देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वा मोचित: सङ्कटाच्छिव: ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

mumucuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi hate pāpe vṛkāsure devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvā mocitaḥ saṅkaṭāc chivaḥ

Translation

Als der sündige Vṛkāsura erschlagen war, ließen die himmlischen Weisen, die Pitṛs und die Gandharvas einen Blumenregen nieder; und Herr Śiva war aus der Gefahr befreit.

Synonyms

• mumucuḥ: they released/showered
• mumucuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• puṣpa-varṣāṇi: showers of flowers
• puṣpa-varṣāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘puṣpāṇāṁ varṣāṇi’

• hate: when (he) was slain
• hate: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th), Singular, Masculine/Neuter; locative absolute with vṛkāsure

• pāpe: sinful
• pāpe: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; qualifying vṛkāsure

• vṛkāsure: in (the case of) Vṛkāsura
• vṛkāsure: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛka-asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; karmadhāraya name: ‘vṛkaḥ asuraḥ’

• devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvāḥ: the divine sages, ancestors, and Gandharvas
• devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘devarṣayaḥ ca pitaraḥ ca gandharvāḥ ca’

• mocitaḥ: freed
• mocitaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; agreeing with śivaḥ

• saṅkaṭāt: from danger/distress
• saṅkaṭāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Vṛkāsura
• Śiva

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Vṛkāsura’s end?

This verse states that the sinful Vṛkāsura was slain, after which celestial beings showered flowers, and Lord Śiva was freed from danger.

Why did the devas and Gandharvas shower flowers in Bhagavatam 10.88?

They celebrated the removal of a great threat—Vṛkāsura’s death—and honored the divine resolution of the crisis that had endangered Lord Śiva.

What is a practical lesson from Śiva being rescued from danger in this episode?

Even powerful beings can face peril; the Bhagavatam highlights seeking divine shelter and the ultimate triumph of dharma when arrogance and misuse of boons are checked.