Shloka 16

अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः

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

Devanagari script

ततो दैत्यस्समुत्पत्य गदापाणिस्त्वरान्वितः । आहत्य गरुडं मूर्ध्नि पातयामास भूतले

Transliteration

tato daityassamutpatya gadāpāṇistvarānvitaḥ | āhatya garuḍaṃ mūrdhni pātayāmāsa bhūtale

Translation

Then the demon sprang up at once, mace in hand and driven by haste; striking Garuḍa upon the head, he caused him to fall down upon the earth.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समुत्पत्य: having leapt up
• समुत्पत्य: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+उत्+पत् (धातु) → समुत्पत्य (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having risen up)

• गदा-पाणिः: mace-in-hand (one holding a mace)
• गदा-पाणिः: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: गदा पाणौ यस्य (one who has a mace in his hand)

• त्वरा-अन्वितः: accompanied by haste
• त्वरा-अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: त्वरा-युक्तः (endowed with haste)

• आहत्य: having struck
• आहत्य: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+हन् (धातु) → आहत्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having struck)

• गरुडम्: Garuḍa
• गरुडम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पातयामास: caused (him) to fall
• पातयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) (णिच् causative: पातय-) + आस् (धातु) (periphrastic perfect auxiliary)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परिप्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect): पातयामास = ‘caused to fall’

• भूतले: on the ground
• भूतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Daitya

FAQs

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

It shows that sheer power and speed can temporarily overpower even a great divine ally like Garuḍa; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that lasting victory comes through alignment with dharma and ultimately through Śiva’s grace rather than physical might alone.

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

In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa’s battle setting, devotees are reminded that external turmoil is inevitable; worship of Saguna Śiva (as protector and lord of hosts) and reverence for the Liṅga (steadfast symbol of the Supreme) cultivate inner steadiness when the ‘mace-blows’ of life strike.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during conflict, and to maintain daily Śiva-dharma disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for composure and devotion.