Shloka 6

अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः

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

Devanagari script

धनुषं शार्ङ्गनामानं विस्फूर्य्य विननाद ह । तस्य नादेन त्रैलोक्यं पूरितं महता मुने

Transliteration

dhanuṣaṃ śārṅganāmānaṃ visphūryya vinanāda ha | tasya nādena trailokyaṃ pūritaṃ mahatā mune

Translation

He twanged the bow named Śārṅga and let out a mighty roar; O sage, by that thunderous sound the entire three worlds were filled.

Word by Word

• dhanuṣam: the bow
• dhanuṣam: Karma (कर्म) / Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana

• śārṅga-nāmānam: named ‘Śārṅga’
• śārṅga-nāmānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of dhanuṣam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śārṅga + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘शार्ङ्ग-नाम’ = ‘शार्ङ्ग इति नाम यस्य तत्’ (name-bearing) used as adjective of dhanuṣam

• visphūrya: having twanged/whirled
• visphūrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) / prior action
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √sphur (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), ‘having twanged/brandished’

• vinanāda: roared/sounded
• vinanāda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √nad (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) emphasizing narration

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Neuter, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana

• nādena: by the sound
• nādena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (कर्म) / Object (of pūritaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; द्विगु-समासः—‘त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः’

• pūritam: was filled
• pūritam: Kriyā (क्रिया) in passive sense
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pṝ (धातु) → pūrita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā Ekavacana; agrees with trailokyam (object as filled)

• mahatā: great/mighty
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nādena
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana; modifies nādena (‘by a great sound’)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) / Address
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sharnga

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how divine power expresses itself as nāda (cosmic sound) that pervades the three worlds, reminding the devotee that the Lord’s presence and authority are not merely physical but all-pervading and transformative.

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

Though the scene describes a martial moment, it points to Saguna divinity—God with attributes—whose manifest energies (sound, force, command) inspire bhakti and surrender; in Shaiva practice, such awe matures into steadiness in Linga-worship and remembrance of Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond all worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on nāda as sacred vibration—quietly japa the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting its resonance fill the inner worlds, and stabilize the mind in devotion (bhakti) rather than agitation.