Shloka 9

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयश्चापि तारकाक्षो महासुरः विद्युन्माली च भगवान् कमलाक्षश् च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

tasya putrāstrayaścāpi tārakākṣo mahāsuraḥ vidyunmālī ca bhagavān kamalākṣaś ca vīryavān

Translation

Tuvo también tres hijos: Tārakākṣa, poderoso asura; Vidyunmālī, venerado entre sus huestes; y Kamalākṣa, dotado de gran valentía y vigor.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• putrāḥ: sons

• trayaḥ: three

• ca api: and also

• tārakākṣaḥ: Tārakākṣa (name of an asura)

• mahā-asuraḥ: great demon/asura

• vidyunmālī: Vidyunmālī (name of an asura)

• ca: and

• bhagavān: illustrious/lordly (honorific)

• kamalākṣaḥ: Kamalākṣa (lotus-eyed

• ca: and

• vīryavān: powerful/valiant

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Tarakaksha
• Vidyunmali
• Kamalaksha

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

By naming the three principal asuras of the Tripura cycle, the verse sets up the later revelation of Shiva as Tripurāntaka—Pati who shatters pasha (bondage) and restores dharma, a key devotional frame for Linga-upāsanā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly: it prepares the contrast between finite power (vīrya) of asuric rulers and Shiva-tattva as the supreme Pati whose sovereignty is not merely martial but liberative—overcoming avidyā and the bonds that bind the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it functions as narrative groundwork for later Shaiva teaching where devotion to the Linga and Pāśupata-oriented discipline culminate in the removal of pasha by Shiva’s grace.