Shloka 8

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

ततः कोपपराधीनमानसो दैत्यसत्तमः । उद्योगं सर्वसैन्यानां दैत्यानामादिदेश ह

Transliteration

tataḥ kopaparādhīnamānaso daityasattamaḥ | udyogaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ daityānāmādideśa ha

Translation

Then the foremost of the Daityas, his mind overpowered by anger, commanded all the Daitya armies to make ready for battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण = then

• कोप-पराधीन-मानसः: whose mind was under the control of anger
• कोप-पराधीन-मानसः: Karta-anvayi (कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + पराधीन (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोपेन पराधीनम् मानसम् यस्य)

• दैत्य-सत्तमः: the best of the demons
• दैत्य-सत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दैत्येषु सत्तमः)

• उद्योगम्: preparation, mobilization
• उद्योगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्व-सैन्यानाम्: of all the armies
• सर्व-सैन्यानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां सैन्यानाम्)

• दैत्य-आनाम्: of the demons
• दैत्य-आनाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• आदिदेश: commanded, ordered
• आदिदेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (expletive/metrical particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Demon armies

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how kopa (anger) seizes the mind and drives impulsive, binding action—an expression of pasha (bondage) in Shaiva Siddhanta—contrasted with Shiva-oriented mastery of the inner instruments (antaḥkaraṇa) that leads toward peace and liberation.

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

In battle narratives, the Daityas act from agitation and egoic force, while Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana) trains steadiness, devotion, and restraint—purifying the mind so it is not ‘parādhīna’ (enslaved) to anger.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with breath-awareness to cool anger, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence; these are traditional Shaiva aids for mind-control and ethical clarity.