Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

शंभुतेजस उत्पन्नं मुखमस्याः सुभास्वरम् । याम्येन बाला अभवन्वैष्णवेन च बाहवः

Transliteration

śaṃbhutejasa utpannaṃ mukhamasyāḥ subhāsvaram | yāmyena bālā abhavanvaiṣṇavena ca bāhavaḥ

Translation

Her radiant, auspicious face arose from Śambhu’s divine splendor; by the southern (Yāma) power her youthful form came to be, and by the Vaiṣṇava power her arms were manifested.

Word by Word

• शंभुतेजसः: of Śambhu's energy
• शंभुतेजसः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शंभोः तेजः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• उत्पन्नम्: arisen/produced
• उत्पन्नम्: Karta/Karma-viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; मुखम् इति विशेषण

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुभास्वरम्: very radiant
• सुभास्वरम्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + भास्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सु-भास्वर = अतिशयेन भास्वर); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; मुखम् इति विशेषण

• याम्येन: by/through Yāma (southern deity)
• याम्येन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental/agent-source)

• बालाः: girls/maidens
• बालाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अभवन्: became
• अभवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• वैष्णवेन: by/through Viṣṇu (Vaiṣṇava)
• वैष्णवेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

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

• बाहवः: arms
• बाहवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Goddess’s embodiment as a coordinated revelation of divine powers: Śiva’s tejas gives the luminous center (face), while other cosmic śaktis contribute specific limbs—showing that the Supreme (Pati) manifests the world and grace through ordered energies rather than randomness.

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, devotees approach Śiva as the accessible form of the Absolute whose tejas becomes perceptible and beneficent. This verse echoes that principle: Śiva’s formless splendor becomes a visible, auspicious form (through Śakti), making devotion, darśana, and grace possible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva’s tejas as the inner light while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing that divine radiance stabilizing the mind and sanctifying the body—supported by simple Śaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa.