Shloka 27

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

ममार सो ऽतिभीषणो महेशपादघातितः / रराज देवतापतिः सहोमया पिनाकधृक्

Transliteration

mamāra so 'tibhīṣaṇo maheśapādaghātitaḥ / rarāja devatāpatiḥ sahomayā pinākadhṛk

Translation

Frappé par le coup du pied de Mahādeva, cet être d’une terreur extrême périt. Alors le Seigneur des dieux—Śiva, porteur de Pināka—rayonna de splendeur avec Umā.

Word by Word

• ममार: died
• ममार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: मृ (to die)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अतिभीषणः: very terrifying
• अतिभीषणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + भीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महेशपादघातितः: struck by Maheśa’s foot
• महेशपादघातितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश + पाद + घातित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) from √हन्/घात (causative sense ‘to strike’): ‘घातित’ = struck; तत्पुरुष: ‘महेशस्य पादेन घातितः’

• रराज: shone
• रराज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: राज् (to shine)

• देवतापतिः: lord of the gods
• देवतापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवतानां पतिः’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद, तृतीया-सहयोगे

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन

• पिनाकधृक्: the bearer of the Pināka bow (Śiva)
• पिनाकधृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक + धृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘पिनाकं धरतीति’ (bearer of Pināka)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the event to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mahesha (Shiva)
• Uma (Parvati)
• Pinaka
• Devata-pati (Lord of the gods)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By showing Mahādeva as the radiant “lord of the gods” whose mere touch ends terror, the verse points to the Supreme as the power that dissolves fear and egoic opposition—an outward narrative sign of the inner Atman’s sovereignty over death-bound limitation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is described directly; the verse supports a Pāśupata-style orientation of mind—steadfast devotion (bhakti) and surrender to Īśvara—where fearsome inner obstacles are ‘felled’ by remembrance of Śiva (Pinākadhṛk) together with Śakti (Umā).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis, Śiva’s victory and radiance function as a theological affirmation that devotion to Śiva is fully aligned with dharma upheld by Nārāyaṇa—different forms, one supreme governance of the cosmos.