Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

लोकं संक्षुब्धमालोक्य देवतापरिपन्थिनः । सन्नद्धसैनिकास्ते च समुत्तस्थुरुदायुधाः

Transliteration

lokaṃ saṃkṣubdhamālokya devatāparipanthinaḥ | sannaddhasainikāste ca samuttasthurudāyudhāḥ

Translation

Seeing the worlds thrown into turmoil, those hostile to the gods—along with their fully armed troops—rose up at once, weapons lifted and ready for battle.

Word by Word

• लोकम्: the world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संक्षुब्धम्: agitated, disturbed
• संक्षुब्धम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं + क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षुब्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि विशेषण (past passive participle)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• देवतापरिपन्थिनः: enemies of the gods
• देवतापरिपन्थिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + परिपन्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘देवतानां परिपन्थिनः’ (opponents of the gods)

• सन्नद्धसैनिकाः: armed soldiers
• सन्नद्धसैनिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्नद्ध (कृदन्त, √नह् ‘to bind/arm’, क्त) + सैनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सन्नद्धाः सैनिकाः’ (armed soldiers)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुत्तस्थुः: rose up
• समुत्तस्थुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• उदायुधाः: with weapons raised
• उदायुधाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘उद्गतानि आयुधानि येषां ते’ (those whose weapons are raised)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse depicts how adharma reacts aggressively when cosmic order is shaken; in Shaiva thought, such upheaval ultimately calls beings back toward Pati (Shiva), the stabilizing Lord beyond turmoil.

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

When hostile forces rise, devotees take refuge in Saguna Shiva—worshipping the Linga as the accessible, protective presence of Pati—while remembering that Shiva’s Nirguna reality remains untouched by conflict.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in disturbance through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and grounding Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as supports for inner composure.