Shloka 3

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

पाशी च मकरारूढो मृगारूढो स्सदागतिः । कुबेरः पुष्पकारूढस्संनद्धोभूदतंद्रितः

Transliteration

pāśī ca makarārūḍho mṛgārūḍho ssadāgatiḥ | kuberaḥ puṣpakārūḍhassaṃnaddhobhūdataṃdritaḥ

Translation

Varuṇa, den Schlingenstrick tragend, ritt auf einem Makara; Vāyu, stets schnell in seiner Bewegung, ritt auf einem Hirsch. Kubera, im himmlischen Wagen Puṣpaka sitzend, stand voll gerüstet und wachsam da, ohne die geringste Nachlässigkeit.

Word by Word

• पाशी: the noose-bearer (Varuṇa)
• पाशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• मकर-आरूढः: mounted on a makara
• मकर-आरूढः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मकरे आरूढः’ (locative-tatpuruṣa)

• मृग-आरूढः: mounted on a deer
• मृग-आरूढः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मृगे आरूढः’ (locative-tatpuruṣa)

• सदा-गतिः: one of constant movement
• सदा-गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘सदा’ इति विशेषणपूर्वपदेन ‘नित्यगति’

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुष्पक-आरूढः: mounted on Puṣpaka (the aerial car)
• पुष्पक-आरूढः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पुष्पके (विमाने) आरूढः’

• संनद्धः: armed/fully equipped
• संनद्धः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-नह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘armed/armoured’

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अतन्द्रितः: untiring, vigilant
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/निषेध (not lazy)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Vayu
• Kubera
• Pushpaka

FAQs

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

The verse depicts cosmic powers (deities of waters, wind, and wealth) becoming alert and prepared, implying that all worldly forces ultimately operate within Shiva’s lordship (Pati) and are mobilized according to dharma in his divine narrative.

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

By showing prominent devas acting as attendants within the larger Shaiva storyline, the text reinforces Saguna Shiva’s sovereignty: even exalted gods are subordinate to Shiva, whose presence is concretely worshipped as the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is vigilant remembrance (apramāda): maintain steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined readiness of mind—like the ‘atandrita’ vigilance described—especially during vrata and Mahāśivarātri observances.