Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नृसिंहेन तदा दैत्या निहताश्चैव तत्क्षणम् । हिरण्यकशिपुश्चाथ युद्धञ्चक्रे सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

nṛsiṃhena tadā daityā nihatāścaiva tatkṣaṇam | hiraṇyakaśipuścātha yuddhañcakre sudāruṇam

Translation

Then, by Narasiṁha, the Daitya warriors were slain at that very moment. Thereupon Hiraṇyakaśipu too entered into a most dreadful battle.

Word by Word

• नृसिंहेन: by Narasiṃha
• नृसिंहेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (नरः सिंहः इव/नर-सिंहः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दैत्याḥ: the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्याḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निहताः: were slain
• निहताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (दैत्याḥ) निहताः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); (क्षणम्) विशेषण

• क्षणम्: moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कालावधि (for that moment)

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (हिरण्यं कशिपुः यस्य/हिरण्य-कशिपुः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (then/thereupon)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रे: made / waged
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• सुदारुणम्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); (युद्धम्) विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Hiranyakashipu
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It highlights the swift collapse of adharma when Divine Power manifests: demonic pride and violence are cut down “in an instant,” while the root ego (symbolized by Hiraṇyakaśipu) still insists on struggle—showing why surrender and devotion are central to liberation.

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

Though the episode names Narasiṁha, the Shatarudra theme is that the Supreme Lord operates through countless saguna manifestations to protect dharma. Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize that same Lord beyond forms, while honoring His compassionate activity within forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter ego and fear with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady devotion; as a Shaiva discipline, applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing rudrākṣa can support remembrance of the Lord’s protecting presence.