Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अलं भूतविरोधेन देवद्रोहेण किं पुनः । कुलीनाश्शुद्धकर्माणः सर्वे कश्यपवंशजाः

Transliteration

alaṃ bhūtavirodhena devadroheṇa kiṃ punaḥ | kulīnāśśuddhakarmāṇaḥ sarve kaśyapavaṃśajāḥ

Translation

Enough of hostility toward beings—how much more, then, of treachery toward the gods? All are noble, pure in conduct, and born in the lineage of Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

• अलम्: enough (of)
• अलम्: भाव (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (enough; stop)

• भूतविरोधेन: by/with hostility toward beings
• भूतविरोधेन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + विरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूतानां विरोधः)

• देवद्रोहेण: by/with treachery toward the gods
• देवद्रोहेण: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + द्रोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां द्रोहः)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम; अत्र अव्ययार्थे 'what (need)?'

• पुनः: moreover/again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्य-अव्यय (again; moreover)

• कुलीनाः: well-born/noble
• कुलीनाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शुद्धकर्माणः: whose deeds are pure
• शुद्धकर्माणः: विशेषण (Adjectival to सर्वे/कश्यपवंशजाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (शुद्धानि कर्माणि येषां ते)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कश्यपवंशजाः: descendants of Kaśyapa’s lineage
• कश्यपवंशजाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप + वंश + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (कश्यपस्य वंशः, तस्मात् जाताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, conveying the ethical rebuke within the battle narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Devas
• Bhūtas

FAQs

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

It elevates dharma above conflict: harming beings is condemned, and betraying the devas is portrayed as an even graver fall. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, purity of action (śuddha-karma) supports inner purification that makes devotion to Pati (Shiva) fruitful.

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

Linga-worship is grounded in śuddhi (purity) and non-violence in intent; the verse stresses ethical restraint as a prerequisite for effective bhakti. Devadroha contradicts the reverence owed to divine order upheld through Shiva’s saguna governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt śuddha-karmācāra alongside worship: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of non-harm and truthful conduct; if using bhasma and rudrākṣa, let them be worn as reminders to avoid hostility and betrayal in thought, word, and deed.