Shloka 61

Devanagari script

सधूमान्‌ सस्फुलिज्ांश्व विद्युत्तोयदर्संनि भान्‌ । त॑ दृष्टवा तु सुरा: सर्वे प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

sadhūmān sasphulijāṁś ca vidyuttoyadarśanibhān | taṁ dṛṣṭvā tu surāḥ sarve praṇipatya maheśvaram ||

Translation

それは煙に包まれ、火花を散らし、稲妻と豪雨、そして雷鳴の轟きにも似て見えた。その畏るべき顕現を見て、神々は皆、マヘーシュヴァラ（シヴァ）の前にひれ伏して礼拝した。

Word by Word

• सधूमान्: smoky, with smoke
• सधूमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सधूम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सस्फुलिङ्गान्: sparkling, with sparks
• सस्फुलिङ्गान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सस्फुलिङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विद्युत्: with lightning
• विद्युत्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तोयधर: cloud (water-bearer)
• तोयधर: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोयधर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सन्निभम्: resembling, like
• सन्निभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नि-पत्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Surāḥ (the gods)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When confronted with a manifestation of overwhelming divine force, even the gods respond with humility and surrender; true power evokes reverence, reminding beings to recognize a higher moral and cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

A terrifying, storm-like, fiery appearance—smoke, sparks, lightning, rain, and thunder—is witnessed; in response, all the gods bow down to Maheśvara (Śiva), acknowledging him as the supreme lord in that moment.