Shloka 14

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

तथैकदंष्ट्राग्रमुखाग्रकोटिभागैकभागार्धतमेन विष्णो हताः क्षणात् कामद दैत्यमुख्याः स्वदंष्ट्रकोट्या सह पुत्रभृत्यैः

Transliteration

tathaikadaṃṣṭrāgramukhāgrakoṭibhāgaikabhāgārdhatamena viṣṇo hatāḥ kṣaṇāt kāmada daityamukhyāḥ svadaṃṣṭrakoṭyā saha putrabhṛtyaiḥ

Translation

Ainsi, par Viṣṇu—n’employant qu’une infime fraction de la pointe d’une seule défense—Kāmada et les principaux chefs Daitya furent abattus en un instant, avec leurs fils et leurs serviteurs.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus

• एक-दंष्ट्र-आग्र-मुख-अग्र-कोटि: the extreme tip of the foremost point of a single tusk

• भाग-एक-भाग-अर्धतमेन: by the smallest fraction (even half of one part of a part)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu/by Viṣṇu

• हताः: were slain

• क्षणात्: in an instant

• कामद: Kāmada (name of a Daitya)

• दैत्य-मुख्याः: the chief Daityas

• स्व-दंष्ट्र-कोट्या: with their own tusk-points (i.e., their tusks/horns/weapon-like protrusions)

• सह: together with

• पुत्र: sons

• भृत्यैः: servants/attendants

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kamada
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It underscores a core Linga Purana theme: the Supreme Pati safeguards cosmic order—often through allied divine functions—so the devotee may turn from pāśa (bondage) toward steadiness in Linga-bhakti and dharma.

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

By portraying overwhelming, effortless victory over adharma, it reflects Shiva-tattva as sovereign power (aiśvarya) that subdues binding forces; even when the action is attributed to Viṣṇu, the Purāṇic frame points to a unified divine governance aligned with Śiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied takeaway is Pāśupata discipline: treat daityas as inner obstacles (kāma, mada, krodha), and through japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā cultivate instant restraint and detachment—symbolically ‘slaying’ bondage at its root.