Shloka 32

Devanagari script

जघान सा तदा दैत्यं दुर्गमं शूलधारया । पपात धरणीपृष्ठे खातमूलद्रुमो यथा

Transliteration

jaghāna sā tadā daityaṃ durgamaṃ śūladhārayā | papāta dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe khātamūladrumo yathā

Translation

Then she struck down the demon Durgama with her trident. He fell upon the surface of the earth, like a tree whose roots have been cut and dug out.

Word by Word

• जघान: slew
• जघान: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दैत्यम्: the demon
• दैत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• दुर्गमम्: Durgama (named) / formidable
• दुर्गमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of दैत्यम्

• शूलधारया: with the spear-bearer (weapon) / with a spear
• शूलधारया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल-धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular); करण (instrument). समासः: शूलस्य धारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• धरणीपृष्ठे: on the surface of the earth
• धरणीपृष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी-पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular); अधिकरण (location). समासः: धरण्याः पृष्ठम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• खातमूलद्रुमः: like a tree with dug-out roots
• खातमूलद्रुमः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खात-मूल-द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); उपमान (standard of comparison). समासः: खातानि मूलानि यस्य सः द्रुमः / खातमूलः द्रुमः (विशेषण-विशेष्य, कर्मधारय)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Durga (Devi)
• Durgama

FAQs

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

The verse portrays divine grace acting decisively to uproot adharma: the demon falls like a root-severed tree, symbolizing how bondage (pāśa) collapses when Shiva’s Shakti intervenes for the devotee and for dharma.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Devi’s trident-power is inseparable from Shiva; worship of the Linga honors Shiva as Pati together with his Shakti, whose protective, saguna action removes obstacles and restores cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with devotion to Shiva-Shakti; one may also wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as Shaiva marks of surrender and inner purification.