Shloka 102

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

ते सुरै: समतां यान्ति सुरकार्यार्थसिद्धये । द्योतयन्ति दिश: सर्वास्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषा:

Transliteration

te suraiḥ samatāṃ yānti surakāryārthasiddhaye | dyotayanti diśaḥ sarvāstapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ ||

Translation

Demi keberhasilan terlaksananya maksud para dewa, mereka mencapai kesetaraan dengan para Deva (bahkan mengambil wujud serupa). Dengan tapa-asketisme mereka membakar habis segala dosa, lalu dengan cahaya rohani mereka menerangi seluruh penjuru.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुरैः: by/with the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समताम्: equality, sameness
• समताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यान्ति: go, attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सुरकार्य: of the gods' task
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थ: for the sake/purpose
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सिद्धये: for accomplishment
• सिद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• द्योतयन्ति: illuminate
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्योतय् (द्योतयति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिशः: directions, quarters
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दग्ध: burnt, consumed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किल्बिषाः: sins, faults
• किल्बिषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (speaker)
• Suras/Devas (gods)
• Directions (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity (tapas) purifies: when sin is burned away, spiritual power and radiance arise. Such purified beings become fit instruments for divine purposes, even attaining a status comparable to the Devas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara describes the effect of intense tapas: certain beings, purified of moral taint, take on a god-like equality to help accomplish the gods’ tasks, and their ascetic radiance is said to illuminate all directions.