Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तारकासुरतो दुःखं संभूतं विविधं मृड । सर्वेषां नस्तदर्थं हि प्रसन्नोऽकारि वै सुरैः

Transliteration

tārakāsurato duḥkhaṃ saṃbhūtaṃ vividhaṃ mṛḍa | sarveṣāṃ nastadarthaṃ hi prasanno'kāri vai suraiḥ

Translation

હે મૃડ! તારકાસુરથી વિવિધ પ્રકારનું દુઃખ ઉપજ્યું છે. તેથી અમ સૌના હિતાર્થે દેવોએ તમને પ્રસન્ન કર્યા છે।

Word by Word

• तारकासुरतः: from Tārakāsura
• तारकासुरतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारकासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तारक + असुर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सम्भूतम्: arisen, occurred
• सम्भूतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—उत्पन्नम् (arisen)

• विविधम्: various, manifold
• विविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—दुःखम्

• मृड: O Mṛḍa (Śiva)
• मृड: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (beings)
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive) बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—अर्थम्

• अर्थम्: purpose, aim
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased, gracious
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• अकारि: was done/was made
• अकारि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist/लुङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद-भावः; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘was made/was done’

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

The Devas (speaking to Lord Shiva, Mr̥ḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames the devas as paśu—dependent beings afflicted by pāśa-like duḥkha caused by asuric adharma; Śiva is sought as the stabilizing power (sthiti) who restores cosmic order.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tarakasura
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that when beings are bound by suffering (duḥkha) caused by adharma, refuge in Pati—Lord Shiva as Mr̥ḍa, the compassionate Lord—brings grace; collective surrender and devotion invite Shiva’s prasāda (favor).

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

Addressing Shiva as Mr̥ḍa emphasizes Saguna Shiva—approachable, compassionate, and responsive to prayer; in Purāṇic practice this is expressed through Linga worship, stotra, and offerings to seek Shiva’s protective intervention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is propitiation (śiva-prasādana): recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” perform simple Linga pūjā with bhakti, and maintain purity through bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and japa to seek Shiva’s grace in adversity.