Shloka 24

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

यक्षाणां राक्षसानां च पार्थिवानां तथैव च । सर्वभूतपिशाचानां गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम्

Transliteration

yakṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca pārthivānāṃ tathaiva ca | sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ giriśaṃ śūlapāṇinam

Translation

He is the Lord of the Yakṣas and the Rākṣasas, and likewise of the kings of the earth; of all beings and of the Piśācas too—He is Girīśa, the Mountain-Lord, who bears the trident in His hand.

Word by Word

• यक्षाणाम्: of yakṣas
• यक्षाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• राक्षसानाम्: of rākṣasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• पार्थिवानाम्: of kings/earthly rulers
• पार्थिवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

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

• सर्वभूतपिशाचानाम्: of all bhūta-piśācas (all goblins/spirits)
• सर्वभूतपिशाचानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां भूतानां पिशाचाः / भूतपिशाचाः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गिरिशम्: Giriśa (Lord of mountains)
• गिरिशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरिणाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलपाणिनम्: the one who has a trident in hand
• शूलपाणिनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (शूलः पाणौ यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse proclaims Śiva as the universal Pati (Lord) whose sovereignty extends over divine, demonic, human, and spirit-realms—teaching that no class of being lies outside His governance and grace.

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

By naming Him Girīśa and Śūlapāṇi, the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—worshipped with form and attributes—while the Liṅga is the timeless sign through which that same Supreme is approached in temples and meditation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as Śūlapāṇi (trident-bearer) and recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally offering fear and negativity (piśāca-bhāva) into His protection and lordship.