Shloka 9

Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)

Devanagari script

तद्युद्धेन मही सर्वा चकंपे ससमुद्रका । देवा दुःखं समापन्नः किं भविष्यति वा पुनः

Transliteration

tadyuddhena mahī sarvā cakaṃpe sasamudrakā | devā duḥkhaṃ samāpannaḥ kiṃ bhaviṣyati vā punaḥ

Translation

その激烈なる戦いによって、大地は海とともにことごとく震え動いた。神々は憂いに沈み、幾度も「これから何が起こるのか」と案じた。

Word by Word

• तत्-युद्धेन: by that battle
• तत्-युद्धेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वा: entire
• सर्वा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चकम्पे: trembled
• चकम्पे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kamp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• स-समुद्रका: together with the oceans
• स-समुद्रका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + samudra (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रातिपदिक/प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समुद्रैः सह’ इति (with the oceans)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समापन्नाः: having fallen into/attained
• समापन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्राप्त’ अर्थे (having reached)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Kāla (काल)/Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/पुनः-कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Earth-tremor on a cosmic scale (bhū-kampa) caused by divine combat

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Earth
• Oceans

FAQs

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

It portrays how even the devas become shaken when cosmic balance is disturbed, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that true stability comes from Pati (Shiva) alone, not from worldly power or celestial status.

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

The devas’ fear highlights the need to take refuge in Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—who restores order and grants protection when the universe trembles under conflict.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

In times of anxiety, take śaraṇāgati through japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steady the mind with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance, seeking Shiva’s protection and clarity.