Shloka 35

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

एतदुक्त्वा ददुस्तस्मै विष्णवे छलरूपिणे । ते दैत्या दानवाः सर्वे शिवमायाविमोहिताः

Transliteration

etaduktvā dadustasmai viṣṇave chalarūpiṇe | te daityā dānavāḥ sarve śivamāyāvimohitāḥ

Translation

Nachdem dies gesprochen war, übergaben all jene Daityas und Dānavas—von Śivas Māyā betört—(die Gabe/das Opfer) jenem Viṣṇu, der eine trügerische Gestalt angenommen hatte.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having said’

• ददुः: they gave
• ददुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• छलरूपिणे: having a deceptive form
• छलरूपिणे: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छल-रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (छलरूपः यस्य)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दैत्या: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्या: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• दानवाः: Dānavas (demons)
• दानवाः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शिवमायाविमोहिताः: deluded by Śiva’s māyā
• शिवमायाविमोहिताः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-माया-विमोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from वि-मुह् (धातु) ‘to delude’; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य मायया विमोहिताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Daityas
• Danavas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s Māyā as the veiling power that confuses the ego-driven mind; when beings lack right discernment and grace, they mistake appearances for truth and act against their own welfare.

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

It underscores that Saguna Shiva, as Lord of Māyā, governs the play of forms; Linga-worship trains the devotee to see beyond deceptive outer appearances and anchor the mind in Śiva as the steady, transcendent Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with vibhuti (Tripundra) and mindful self-inquiry, cultivating viveka (discernment) so the mind is not carried away by Māyā.