Shloka 10

अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः

Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath

Devanagari script

मर्द्दयंतं च तं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यान् प्रस्फुरिताधरः । योद्धुमभ्याययौ वीरो वेगेन हरिणा सह

Transliteration

marddayaṃtaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā daityān prasphuritādharaḥ | yoddhumabhyāyayau vīro vegena hariṇā saha

Translation

Seeing him crushing the Daityas, the heroic one—his lips quivering with wrath—rushed forward at speed to fight, together with Hari (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• marddayantam: crushing/pressing down
• marddayantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛd (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘tam’ (him)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having seen’

• daityān: the Daityas
• daityān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• prasphuritādharaḥ: whose lower lip was quivering
• prasphuritādharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasphurita + adhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘prasphuritaḥ adharaḥ yasya’ as descriptive); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘vīraḥ’

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive): ‘to fight’

• abhyāyayau: approached/advanced
• abhyāyayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-ā-yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vīraḥ: the hero/warrior
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vegena: with speed/force
• vegena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• hariṇā: with Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariṇā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition): ‘together with’ (takes instrumental)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It depicts dharma being defended when demonic forces dominate; in Shaiva understanding, such battles symbolize the subduing of inner impurities (mala) that obstruct the soul’s return to Pati (Śiva).

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

Though the verse is martial, it supports Saguna devotion: devotees remember the Lord’s protective power in form and action, which steadies faith and prepares the mind for deeper contemplation of the formless (Nirguṇa) truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva’s protection while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for courage and inner purification; optionally wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra as reminders to conquer anger and ego like the Daityas within.