Shloka 4

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

दिति विनष्टपुत्रा तु कश्यपं समुपस्थिता । स कश्यपः प्रसन्नात्मा सम्गयगाराधितस्तया

Transliteration

diti vinaṣṭaputrā tu kaśyapaṃ samupasthitā | sa kaśyapaḥ prasannātmā samgayagārādhitastayā

Translation

Diti yang kehilangan putra-putranya mendatangi Kaśyapa. Kaśyapa pun berhati tenteram dan berkenan, karena ia telah dipohon dengan semestinya serta dilayani dengan hormat oleh Diti.

Word by Word

• दिति: Diti
• दिति: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; subject

• विनष्टपुत्रा: whose sons were destroyed
• विनष्टपुत्रा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनष्ट-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (विनष्टाः पुत्राः यस्याः सा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifies दिति

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक

• कश्यपम्: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of motion/approach

• समुपस्थिता: approached / attended
• समुपस्थिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु) → उपस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; finite-sense participle ‘having approached/attended’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; subject

• प्रसन्नात्मा: of pleased mind
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifies कश्यपः

• सङ्गयग-आराधितः: worshipped (at/through) Saṅgayaga
• सङ्गयग-आराधितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्गयग-आराधित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सङ्गयगे आराधितः = ‘worshipped at Saṅgayaga’/‘by Saṅgayaga’—पाठभेदसम्भव); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifies कश्यपः

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Diti
• Kashyapa

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere humility and reverent service (ārādhana) soften the heart of the wise and invite grace—an essential step before higher Shaiva teachings on bondage (pāśa) and liberation can bear fruit.

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

Though the verse speaks of approaching Kaśyapa, its devotional principle mirrors Saguna Shiva worship: respectful approach, heartfelt supplication, and steady service are the inner attitudes that make Linga-pūjā spiritually effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is ārādhana—daily disciplined worship and service with a calm mind; in Shaiva practice this is commonly expressed through mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), clean conduct, and consistent pūjā performed with humility.