Shloka 14

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

तथैकदंष्ट्राग्रमुखाग्रकोटिभागैकभागार्धतमेन विष्णो हताः क्षणात् कामद दैत्यमुख्याः स्वदंष्ट्रकोट्या सह पुत्रभृत्यैः

Transliteration

tathaikadaṃṣṭrāgramukhāgrakoṭibhāgaikabhāgārdhatamena viṣṇo hatāḥ kṣaṇāt kāmada daityamukhyāḥ svadaṃṣṭrakoṭyā saha putrabhṛtyaiḥ

Translation

So wurden durch Viṣṇu—mit nur dem winzigsten Bruchteil der Spitze eines einzigen Hauers—Kāmada und die vornehmsten Daitya-Fürsten in einem Augenblick erschlagen, samt ihren Söhnen und Gefolgsleuten.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus

• एक-दंष्ट्र-आग्र-मुख-अग्र-कोटि: the extreme tip of the foremost point of a single tusk

• भाग-एक-भाग-अर्धतमेन: by the smallest fraction (even half of one part of a part)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu/by Viṣṇu

• हताः: were slain

• क्षणात्: in an instant

• कामद: Kāmada (name of a Daitya)

• दैत्य-मुख्याः: the chief Daityas

• स्व-दंष्ट्र-कोट्या: with their own tusk-points (i.e., their tusks/horns/weapon-like protrusions)

• सह: together with

• पुत्र: sons

• भृत्यैः: servants/attendants

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kamada
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It underscores a core Linga Purana theme: the Supreme Pati safeguards cosmic order—often through allied divine functions—so the devotee may turn from pāśa (bondage) toward steadiness in Linga-bhakti and dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By portraying overwhelming, effortless victory over adharma, it reflects Shiva-tattva as sovereign power (aiśvarya) that subdues binding forces; even when the action is attributed to Viṣṇu, the Purāṇic frame points to a unified divine governance aligned with Śiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied takeaway is Pāśupata discipline: treat daityas as inner obstacles (kāma, mada, krodha), and through japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā cultivate instant restraint and detachment—symbolically ‘slaying’ bondage at its root.