Shloka 67

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

हंसडिम्भौ नृपौ कौचित्सावमानकरौ खलौ । दत्त्वा निदेशं च हरेर्नाशयामास स प्रभुः

Transliteration

haṃsaḍimbhau nṛpau kaucitsāvamānakarau khalau | dattvā nideśaṃ ca harernāśayāmāsa sa prabhuḥ

Translation

Those two kings, Haṃsa and Ḍimbha—base men who trafficked in contempt—were destroyed by that Lord, after He had issued an instruction to Hari.

Word by Word

• हंसडिम्भौ: Haṃsa and Ḍimbha (two persons)
• हंसडिम्भौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंसडिम्भ (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• नृपौ: two kings
• नृपौ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• कौचित्: somewhere/at some time
• कौचित्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-विशेषण (adverb)

• स-अवमान-करौ: (two) who were insulting/disrespectful
• स-अवमान-करौ: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवमान-कर (प्रातिपदिक); स (उपसर्ग/सह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अवमानं करोति इति अवमानकरः), स- उपपद/सहार्थक-पूर्वपद

• खलौ: (two) wicked men
• खलौ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: दा (to give)

• निदेशम्: an instruction/order
• निदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नाशयामास: destroyed/caused to perish
• नाशयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिचन्त-धातु: नाशयति (causes to perish/destroys)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that avamāna (contempt and insult) born of ego leads to downfall; the Lord protects dharma by removing adharmic rulers, teaching that humility and devotion are essential for spiritual progress.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Saguna framework, the Lord actively restores order; Linga-worship trains the devotee in reverence and surrender—the opposite of avamāna—so the devotee aligns with Shiva’s dharmic will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ego-purification through daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a vow of respectful speech and conduct, avoiding nindā (disparagement) and avamāna.