Shloka 18

शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)

Devanagari script

अनिर्भेद्यं पविव्यूहं विविशुर्दैत्य दानवाः । प्रमथानीकमखिलं विधूय त्वदनुग्रहात्

Transliteration

anirbhedyaṃ pavivyūhaṃ viviśurdaitya dānavāḥ | pramathānīkamakhilaṃ vidhūya tvadanugrahāt

Translation

By your grace, the Daityas and Dānavas forced their way into the impenetrable thunderbolt-formation (pavi-vyūha), having shaken and scattered the entire host of the Pramathas.

Word by Word

• अनिर्भेद्यम्: impenetrable
• अनिर्भेद्यम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + भेद्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण — ‘not to be pierced’

• पविव्यूहम्: the thunderbolt-formation
• पविव्यूहम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवि (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पवेः व्यूहः)

• विविशुः: entered
• विविशुः: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैत्याः: Daityas
• दैत्याः: कर्ता (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• दानवाः: Dānavas
• दानवाः: कर्ता (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दैत्याः इति सह समुच्चित

• प्रमथानीकम्: the troop of Pramathas
• प्रमथानीकम्: कर्म (Object with विधूय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक) + अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रमथानाम् अनीकम्)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रमथानीकम् इति विशेषण

• विधूय: having dispersed
• विधूय: पूर्वक्रिया (Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धू (धातु) → विधूय (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having shaken off/dispersed’

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of you’ (in compound-like sequence)

• अनुग्रहात्: by (the power of) grace
• अनुग्रहात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular: cause/source)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the battle account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pramathas
• Daityas
• Danavas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha (divine dispensation/grace) as the decisive power behind outcomes. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, events in the cosmos unfold under Pati (Śiva)’s governance—victory or defeat is not merely force, but the maturation of karma under divine order.

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

The Pramathas are attendants of Saguna Śiva—Śiva engaged in līlā and protection. Remembering Śiva as the Lord who grants anugraha strengthens bhakti toward the Liṅga, where devotees seek not only protection but inner purification and right alignment with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva’s anugraha while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a practice of surrender (śaraṇāgati). As a simple ritual support, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and offer water to the Liṅga with the intent: “May my actions be guided by Śiva’s grace.”