Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

चिक्षुरश्चामरोदग्रौ करालोद्धतबाष्कलाः । ताम्रोग्रास्योग्रवीर्याश्च बिडालोऽन्धक एव च

Transliteration

cikṣuraścāmarodagrau karāloddhatabāṣkalāḥ | tāmrogrāsyogravīryāśca biḍālo'ndhaka eva ca

Translation

«Entre ellos estaban Cikṣura, y también Āmara y Udagra; Karāla, Uddhata y Bāṣkala; Tāmra, Ugrāsya y Ugravīrya; así como Biḍāla y Andhaka.»

Word by Word

• cikṣuraḥ: Cikṣura (name)
• cikṣuraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cikṣura (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• āmaraḥ: Āmara (name)
• āmaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmara (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• udagrau: Udagra (two persons named/epitheted Udagra)
• udagrau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udagra (प्रातिपदिक; proper name/epithet)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• karāla-uddhata-bāṣkalāḥ: Karāla, Uddhata, and Bāṣkala (names)
• karāla-uddhata-bāṣkalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karāla (प्रातिपदिक) + uddhata (कृदन्त; √dhu/√dhū? ‘to shake/raise’, meaning 'arrogant/violent') + bāṣkala (प्रातिपदिक; proper name/epithet)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्वः (करालः च उद्धतः च बाष्कलः च—list of names)

• tāmra-ugrāsya-ugra-vīryāḥ: Tāmra, Ugrāsya, and Ugravīrya (names)
• tāmra-ugrāsya-ugra-vīryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāmra (प्रातिपदिक) + ugrāsya (प्रातिपदिक; 'fierce-faced', proper name/epithet) + ugra-vīrya (प्रातिपदिक; 'fierce in power', proper name/epithet)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्वः (ताम्रः च उग्रास्यः च उग्रवीर्यः च)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• biḍālaḥ: Biḍāla (name)
• biḍālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: biḍāla (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• andhakaḥ: Andhaka (name)
• andhakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed; also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a catalog of powerful beings aligned with Andhaka, illustrating how pasha (bondage such as arrogance and violence) gathers forces around the deluded soul, in contrast to Shiva, the Pati, who alone grants liberation.

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

By naming Andhaka’s circle, the text sets up the contrast between hostile, ego-driven power and Saguna Shiva’s protective lordship; devotion to Shiva (often through Linga worship) is portrayed elsewhere in the narrative as the refuge that dissolves such darkness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to strengthen Shiva-bhakti through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined conduct, so one does not fall into Andhaka-like tamas and pride.