Shloka 16

शिवस्य सैन्यप्रयाणम् तथा गणपतिनामावलिः (Śiva’s Mobilization for War and the Catalogue of Gaṇa Commanders)

Devanagari script

कुंडी द्वादशभिर्वीरस्तथा पर्वतकश्शुभः । कालश्च कालकश्चैव महाकालश्शतेन वै

Transliteration

kuṃḍī dvādaśabhirvīrastathā parvatakaśśubhaḥ | kālaśca kālakaścaiva mahākālaśśatena vai

Translation

Kuṇḍī came with twelve heroes; likewise the auspicious Parvataka arrived. Kāla and Kālaka also came, and Mahākāla indeed arrived with a hundred warriors.

Word by Word

• कुंडी: Kuṇḍī (name)
• कुंडी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• द्वादशभिः: with twelve
• द्वादशभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument: accompaniment/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• वीरः: Vīra (name/hero)
• वीरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष्य

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रम

• पर्वतकः: Parvataka (name)
• पर्वतकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शुभः: auspicious; Śubha (name)
• शुभः: कर्तृसम्बन्ध (predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम

• कालः: Kāla (name)
• कालः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कालकः: Kālaka (name)
• कालकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• महाकालः: Mahākāla (name)
• महाकालः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकाल (प्रातिपदिक; महा+काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शतेन: with a hundred
• शतेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument: measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; संख्यापरिमाण

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the battle roster to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Characters & Entities

• Mahākāla
• Kāla
• Kālaka
• Kuṇḍī
• Parvataka

FAQs

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

The verse catalogs forces entering the battle, but it also subtly invokes the Shaiva insight that even Kāla (Time/Death) and Mahākāla are ultimately under the sovereignty of Śiva, the supreme Pati who transcends time.

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

Names like Mahākāla recall Śiva’s saguna, fierce protective aspect honored in temples and Liṅga worship—where devotees approach the Time-transcending Lord through a concrete form that grants fearlessness and steadiness amid change.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Mahākāla while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and cultivating detachment from the fear of time and death.