Shloka 9

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाश्च तदा शिष्यांस्तृप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा ययौ पुनः । पाण्डवाः कृच्छ्रनिर्मुक्ताः कृष्णस्य कृपया तदा

Transliteration

durvāsāśca tadā śiṣyāṃstṛptāñjñātvā yayau punaḥ | pāṇḍavāḥ kṛcchranirmuktāḥ kṛṣṇasya kṛpayā tadā

Translation

Then Durvāsā, knowing that his disciples had been fully satisfied, departed again. At that time the Pāṇḍavas were freed from their grievous peril by the grace of Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (प्रातिपदिक ‘दुर्वासस्’ का प्रथमा एकवचन रूप: दुर्वासाः)

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शिष्यान्: disciples
• शिष्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• तृप्तान्: satiated
• तृप्तान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (कृदन्त; √तृप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used adjectivally qualifying ‘शिष्यान्’

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); धातु: √ज्ञा (to know)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √या (to go)

• पुनः: again, back
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again/back)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृच्छ्र: hardship
• कृच्छ्र: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (usage varies), प्रातिपदिक used as compound-member; अर्थ: ‘distress/hardship’

• निर्मुक्ताः: freed from distress
• निर्मुक्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् धातु with निर्-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); समास: कृच्छ्र-निर्मुक्त (तत्पुरुष: ‘freed from hardship’)

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कृपया: by (his) grace
• कृपया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (by/through grace)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Durvasa
• Pandavas
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It highlights anugraha (divine grace) as the decisive force that dissolves severe karmic danger when devotees are aligned with dharma and surrender; peril ends not merely by effort, but by the Lord’s compassionate sanction.

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

Though the episode names Kṛṣṇa, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva lens emphasizes the same principle central to Saguna Shiva worship—personal Lordship that responds to devotion. Linga-upasana trains the devotee in humility and surrender, which becomes the basis for receiving grace in moments of crisis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is grace-oriented bhakti: daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa, coupled with offering-food (naivedya) in a spirit of service—cultivating the inner disposition that invites anugraha.