Shloka 25

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

मदागमनहेतुं वै शृणु दैत्येन्द्रसत्तम । यदर्थमिह चायातस्त्वहं वक्ष्येखिलं हि तत्

Transliteration

madāgamanahetuṃ vai śṛṇu daityendrasattama | yadarthamiha cāyātastvahaṃ vakṣyekhilaṃ hi tat

Translation

“O foremost lord among the Daityas, listen to the true reason for my coming. As for the purpose for which you have come here, I shall explain all of it in full.”

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूप (मम)

• आगमनहेतुम्: the reason for (my) coming
• आगमनहेतुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आगमनस्य हेतुः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/उपपादनार्थ (emphatic particle)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैत्येन्द्रसत्तम: O best of demon-lords
• दैत्येन्द्रसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्येन्द्र + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दैत्येन्द्रेषु सत्तमः)

• यत्: which (purpose)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न (relative)

• अर्थम्: purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• आयातः: having come
• आयातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√या (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अखिलम्: entire / all
• अखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय-बोधक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, addressing the Daitya king within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Daityas

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who reveals the true cause behind events; spiritual clarity arises when the Lord discloses the deeper purpose (artha) behind conflict, turning confrontation into instruction aligned with dharma.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva as the speaking, guiding Lord who enters the world-compassionately to instruct and correct; such divine self-disclosure is the same grace devotees seek through Linga-worship—approaching Shiva to understand his will and align conduct with it.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and manana (reflection): listen to Shiva’s teaching, contemplate the ‘reason’ behind life-events, and steady the mind with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to receive inner clarity.