Shloka 22

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

दर्पाविष्टो हैहयश्च निः क्षिप्तो लवणासुरः । शत्रुघ्नं नृपतिं युद्धे समाहूय समंततः

Transliteration

darpāviṣṭo haihayaśca niḥ kṣipto lavaṇāsuraḥ | śatrughnaṃ nṛpatiṃ yuddhe samāhūya samaṃtataḥ

Translation

驕りに憑かれたハイハヤの戦士とアスラのラヴァナースラは追い払われ、ついでラヴァナースラは四方より王シャトルグナを戦へと呼び出し挑んだ。

Word by Word

• darpa-āviṣṭaḥ: possessed by pride
• darpa-āviṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP) ‘आविष्ट’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘दर्पेण आविष्टः’); विशेषण of haihayaḥ

• haihayaḥ: the Haihaya (king/warrior)
• haihayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haihaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम/जातिनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• niḥ: out, forth
• niḥ: Upasarga (उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/particle) used with kṣipta

• kṣiptaḥ: was thrown/cast
• kṣiptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव

• lavaṇa-asuraḥ: Lavaṇāsura
• lavaṇa-asuraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नामविशेषण-समासः)

• śatrughnam: Śatrughna
• śatrughnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• nṛpatim: the king
• nṛpatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to śatrughnam

• yuddhe: in battle
• yuddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• samāhūya: having summoned/called
• samāhūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-hū (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (‘having summoned’)

• samantataḥ: from all sides, all around
• samantataḥ: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘on all sides/entirely’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Lavaṇāsura
• Śatrughna
• Haihaya

FAQs

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

The verse highlights darpa (pride) as a binding impurity that drives beings into conflict; in Shaiva understanding, such egoic agitation strengthens pāśa (bondage) and delays clarity that arises through humility and devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

Though the verse is narrative and martial, it supports a core Shaiva ethic: victory over inner pride precedes true approach to Saguna Śiva in worship; Linga-upāsanā is most fruitful when performed with surrender rather than self-importance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter darpa with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief self-offering before action; if following Shiva Purana observances, wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra as reminders of humility and restraint.