Shloka 102

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

ते सुरै: समतां यान्ति सुरकार्यार्थसिद्धये । द्योतयन्ति दिश: सर्वास्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषा:

Transliteration

te suraiḥ samatāṃ yānti surakāryārthasiddhaye | dyotayanti diśaḥ sarvāstapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ ||

Translation

Damit die Vorhaben der Götter gelingen, erlangen sie Gleichheit mit den Devas (ja, sie nehmen sogar eine ihnen ähnliche Gestalt an). Nachdem sie durch Askese alle Sünde verbrannt haben, erleuchten sie mit ihrem geistigen Glanz alle Himmelsrichtungen.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुरैः: by/with the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समताम्: equality, sameness
• समताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यान्ति: go, attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सुरकार्य: of the gods' task
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थ: for the sake/purpose
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सिद्धये: for accomplishment
• सिद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• द्योतयन्ति: illuminate
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्योतय् (द्योतयति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिशः: directions, quarters
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दग्ध: burnt, consumed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किल्बिषाः: sins, faults
• किल्बिषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (speaker)
• Suras/Devas (gods)
• Directions (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity (tapas) purifies: when sin is burned away, spiritual power and radiance arise. Such purified beings become fit instruments for divine purposes, even attaining a status comparable to the Devas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara describes the effect of intense tapas: certain beings, purified of moral taint, take on a god-like equality to help accomplish the gods’ tasks, and their ascetic radiance is said to illuminate all directions.