Shloka 24

Devanagari script

कालः खड्गन्ददौ तस्यै फलकं च समुज्वलम् । क्षीराब्धी रुचिरं हारमजरे च तथाम्बरे

Transliteration

kālaḥ khaḍgandadau tasyai phalakaṃ ca samujvalam | kṣīrābdhī ruciraṃ hāramajare ca tathāmbare

Translation

Kāla presented her with a sword and a brilliantly shining shield; and the Ocean of Milk (Kṣīrābdhi) offered a beautiful necklace, along with garments that do not decay.

Word by Word

• कालः: Kāla (Time)
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• फलकम्: shield
• फलकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phalaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• समुज्वलम्: very bright
• समुज्वलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ujvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (फलकम्)

• क्षीराब्धिः: the Milk-Ocean
• क्षीराब्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra-abdhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरस्य अब्धिः)

• रुचिरम्: beautiful
• रुचिरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हारम्)

• हारम्: necklace
• हारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अजरे: in the undecaying (garment)
• अजरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अम्बरे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• अम्बरे: in/with a garment
• अम्बरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Kala
• Kshira-sagara (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

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

The verse depicts cosmic powers offering imperishable gifts to the Goddess, signifying that Shakti is honored by the very forces that govern the universe (Time and the cosmic ocean), and that divine protection and splendor arise from alignment with Pati (Shiva) and Shakti.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is worshiped together with Shakti; this verse supports the Shiva–Shakti unity by showing the Goddess being endowed with protective and auspicious emblems, reinforcing devotional worship where the Linga is revered as Shiva with inseparable power (Shakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While no specific rite is commanded, the takeaway is upacāra-bhakti: offering auspicious items (cloth, ornaments, protective symbols) in worship, accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation of Shiva–Shakti as the source of protection and grace.