Shloka 4

Śumbha–Niśumbha’s Mobilization After Devī’s Victories

Battle Muster and Omens

Devanagari script

बलान्वितास्संमिलिता ममाज्ञया जयाशया कालकवंशसंभवाः । सकालकेयासुरमौर्य्यदौर्हृदास्तथा परेप्याशु प्रयाणयन्तु ते

Transliteration

balānvitāssaṃmilitā mamājñayā jayāśayā kālakavaṃśasaṃbhavāḥ | sakālakeyāsuramauryyadaurhṛdāstathā parepyāśu prayāṇayantu te

Translation

Let those mighty ones—assembled by my command and hoping for victory, born of the lineage of Kālaka—together with the Kālakeya Asuras, the Mauryas, the Daurhṛdas, and the others as well, depart at once.

Word by Word

• bala-anvitāḥ: endowed with strength
• bala-anvitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies the subject group; 'endowed with strength'

• saṃ-militāḥ: assembled
• saṃ-militāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-mil (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Plural; 'assembled'

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

• ājñayā: by (my) command
• ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; means/cause

• jaya-āśayā: with hope of victory
• jaya-āśayā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; 'with the hope of victory'

• kālaka-vaṃśa-saṃbhavāḥ: those born of the Kālaka line
• kālaka-vaṃśa-saṃbhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālaka (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; 'born in the Kālaka lineage'

• sa-kālakeya-asura-maurya-daurhṛdāḥ: together with the Kālakeyas, Asuras, Mauryas, and Daurhṛdas
• sa-kālakeya-asura-maurya-daurhṛdāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + kālakeya (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + maurya (प्रातिपदिक) + daurhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; avyayībhāva 'together with'; denotes allied groups/tribes

• tathā: and also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/प्रकार)

• pare: others
• pare: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; 'others'

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• prayāṇayantu: let them depart
• prayāṇayantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada; causative: 'let them set out / cause themselves to depart'

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; pronoun

Speaker

A commanding Asura leader/king (in the Uma-saṁhitā battle narrative, issuing orders to allied demon clans)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Kālaka
• Kālakeya Asuras

FAQs

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

It portrays the asuric mindset—strength and alliance driven by “victory-desire” (jayāśā). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such outward power is still bound by pāśa (bondage) when it is rooted in egoic conquest rather than surrender to Pati (Shiva), the Lord beyond triumph and loss.

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

By contrast: the verse depicts mobilization for domination, while Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship trains the mind toward devotion, humility, and purification. The narrative highlights that worldly victory is unstable; refuge in Shiva (Pati) alone leads the bound soul (paśu) beyond conflict into grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter “jayāśā” (craving for victory) with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and disciplined worship (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate), cultivating detachment and Shiva-centered intention.