Shloka 10

Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

इति देववचः श्रुत्वा दामोदरसतीश्वरौ । चक्रतुः परमं कोपं रोषाघूर्णितलोचनौ

Transliteration

iti devavacaḥ śrutvā dāmodarasatīśvarau | cakratuḥ paramaṃ kopaṃ roṣāghūrṇitalocanau

Translation

Thus hearing the words of the gods, Dāmodara and the Lord of Satī were seized by supreme wrath; their eyes rolled, whirling with anger.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• deva-vacaḥ: the words of the gods
• deva-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां वचः)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-hetu (क्रिया-हेतु/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययकृदन्त)

• dāmodara-satī-īśvarau: Damodara and the lord of Satī
• dāmodara-satī-īśvarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāmodara (प्रातिपदिक) + satī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); समाहार/विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः—‘दामोदरः’ तथा ‘सती-ईश्वरः’ इति युगलम्

• cakratuḥ: they made/they became
• cakratuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन); parasmaipada

• paramam: supreme, intense
• paramam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणम्

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• roṣa-āghūrṇita-locanau: whose eyes were rolling with rage
• roṣa-āghūrṇita-locanau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + āghūrṇita (कृदन्त/क्त) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); बहुव्रीहिः—‘रोषेण आघूर्णिते लोचने यस्य’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Īśvara (Shiva)
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse shows that even when Īśvara manifests fierce emotion in līlā, it functions as dharmic correction—protecting cosmic order—while the devotee is taught to transform anger into disciplined devotion to Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord.

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

It highlights Saguna Shiva—Īśvara with attributes—who responds within the world for the sake of dharma. Linga-worship trains the mind to see this fierce-protective power as sacred, not merely emotional, and to take refuge in Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to steady the mind when krodha arises, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint, purity, and surrender to Īśvara.