Shloka 22

द्वन्द्वयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Duel-Combats

Devanagari script

ततः किलकिला शब्दैस्सिंहनादैश्सघर्घरैः । विनादिता डमरुकैः पृथिवी समकंपत

Transliteration

tataḥ kilakilā śabdaissiṃhanādaiśsaghargharaiḥ | vināditā ḍamarukaiḥ pṛthivī samakaṃpata

Translation

Then, amid the tumult of clamorous cries, lion-like roars, and harsh rumblings—while the ḍamaru drums resounded—the very earth began to tremble.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• किलकिला: shrill cries (“kilakilā”)
• किलकिला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किलकिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc) बहुवचन-प्रयोगेऽपि शब्दसमूहवाचक; here used as qualifier of “sounds”

• शब्दैः: by sounds
• शब्दैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• सिंहनादैः: by lion-roars
• सिंहनादैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: “lion” + “roar”), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• सघर्घरैः: with rumbling noises
• सघर्घरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + घर्घर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपसर्ग/सह-भाव (sa- = with), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• विनादिता: resounded; made to resound
• विनादिता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण / predicate adjective of पृथिवी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle: “resounded”), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• डमरुकैः: by ḍamaru-drums
• डमरुकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डमरुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• समकंपत: trembled; shook
• समकंपत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Earth-tremor omen accompanying divine/gaṇa eruption in battle (daivika-kampana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights nāda (sacred sound) as a power that moves creation: the battle’s roar and the ḍamaru’s resonance symbolize Shiva’s dynamic, saguna presence that can shake the tattvas of the world and awaken fear, awe, and devotion in beings bound by pāśa.

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

Though the scene is martial, the ḍamaru is a key emblem of Saguna Shiva—its sound signifies Shiva’s active lordship (Pati) over manifestation. In Linga worship, devotees contemplate Shiva as both stillness (the Linga) and vibration (nāda), the source and regulator of cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāda-anusandhāna (meditation on sacred sound): japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady breath, optionally before a Shiva Linga with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, aligning the mind with Shiva’s purifying vibration.