Shloka 47

Śumbha–Niśumbha’s Mobilization After Devī’s Victories

Battle Muster and Omens

Devanagari script

पुनर्यागः समारेभे देवैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिस्तथा । सुखिनश्चाभवन्सर्वे महेन्द्राद्या दिवौकसः

Transliteration

punaryāgaḥ samārebhe devairbrahmarṣibhistathā | sukhinaścābhavansarve mahendrādyā divaukasaḥ

Translation

Then the sacrifice was undertaken again by the gods and the Brahmarṣis. All the dwellers of heaven—beginning with great Indra—became joyful once more.

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• yāgaḥ: sacrifice; ritual offering
• yāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• samārebhe: began; commenced
• samārebhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-rabh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• brahmarṣibhiḥ: by the Brahmarishis
• brahmarṣibhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); compound: brahma + ṛṣi (कर्मधारय)

• tathā: and also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)

• sukhinaḥ: happy
• sukhinaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• abhavan: became; were
• abhavan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mahendra-ādyāḥ: beginning with Mahendra (Indra)
• mahendra-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); compound: mahendra + ādi (तत्पुरुष: ‘beginning with Mahendra’)

• divaukasaḥ: heaven-dwellers (gods)
• divaukasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); compound: divaḥ + okas (तत्पुरुष: ‘dwelling in heaven’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Brahmarishis

FAQs

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

It shows that when dharma is restored, sacred action (yajña) resumes in harmony, and the devas regain well-being—implying that ritual bears fruit when aligned with divine order and the Lord’s grace.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva framing, outer rites like yajña become stable and auspicious when oriented toward Saguna Shiva as the sustaining Lord; devotion to Shiva is the inner sanctifier of sacrificial action.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to resume worship with purity and right intention—supporting yajña with Shiva-centered mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and disciplined observances, so the rite becomes spiritually fruitful rather than merely formal.