Shloka 7

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

तया सन्निखिला लोका दग्धप्राया मुनीश्वराः । तथा सुरर्षयः सर्वे पीडिता वासवादयः

Transliteration

tayā sannikhilā lokā dagdhaprāyā munīśvarāḥ | tathā surarṣayaḥ sarve pīḍitā vāsavādayaḥ

Translation

Durch jene überwältigende Erscheinung schienen alle Welten wie versengt; die großen Munis waren beinahe verzehrt. Ebenso wurden alle göttlichen Rishis und die Götter, beginnend mit Vāsava (Indra), von Leid bedrängt und gequält.

Word by Word

• तया: by her/that (flame)
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सन्-निखिलाः: entire, all
• सन्-निखिलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निखिलाः इति विशेषणम्, सन्- इति उपसर्ग-प्रयोगः (intensifier: 'completely')

• लोकाः: worlds/people
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दग्ध-प्रायाः: almost burnt
• दग्ध-प्रायाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त) + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: दग्ध इव प्रायाः (almost burnt)

• मुनीश्वराः: great sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि+ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मुनीनां ईश्वराः (lords among sages)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'thus/likewise'

• सुर-ऋषयः: gods and seers
• सुर-ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर+ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः: सुराः च ऋषयः च

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (they all)

• पीडिताः: afflicted, tormented
• पीडिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीडित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (afflicted)

• वासव-आदयः: those beginning with Vāsava (Indra)
• वासव-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: वासवः आदिः येषाम् (beginning with Indra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

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

It highlights the overwhelming potency of a divine manifestation before which even gods and sages become powerless—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that all beings are limited (paśu) and only the Supreme Lord (Pati) grants protection and liberation.

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

The verse underscores that when divine power appears in a fierce, tangible way, refuge is sought in Saguna Shiva—often approached through the Linga as the accessible, stabilizing form for devotion and surrender amid cosmic upheaval.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to take śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Shiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where traditional, the use of vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for steady devotion.