Shloka 44

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्तस्तदा राज्ये त्रैलोक्यस्यासुरैस्सह । शुक्रेण दैत्यगुरुणाज्ञया मे स महासुरः

Transliteration

abhiṣiktastadā rājye trailokyasyāsuraissaha | śukreṇa daityaguruṇājñayā me sa mahāsuraḥ

Translation

Then that great Asura, together with the hosts of demons, was consecrated to the sovereignty over the three worlds—by the command of Śukra, the preceptor of the Daityas, as instructed to me.

Word by Word

• अभिषिक्तः: (was) anointed/crowned
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (anointed/crowned)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: then)

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—'त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः' (the three worlds)

• असुरैः: by/with the Asuras
• असुरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• शुक्रेण: by Śukra
• शुक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यगुरुणा: by the Daityas' preceptor
• दैत्यगुरुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—'दैत्यानां गुरुः' (preceptor of the Daityas)

• आज्ञया: by the command
• आज्ञया: Hetu/Nimitta (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महासुरः: the great Asura
• महासुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—'महान् असुरः'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shukra
• Daityas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how worldly authority (even over the three worlds) can be established through external sanction and power alliances, yet remains spiritually inferior to Shiva-centered liberation; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true greatness is Pati’s grace that cuts Pāśa (bondage), not mere coronation.

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

By contrasting Asuric enthronement with the higher Shaiva goal, the narrative implicitly points seekers toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-sevā, bhakti, and right conduct) as the stable refuge beyond political dominion and cosmic control.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to prefer Shiva-upāsanā over power-seeking: daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness, humility, and freedom from rājya-āsakti (attachment to rule).