Shloka 14

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

समुद्रवालुकापूर्णो दानवो बलदर्पितः । देवतानामवध्यो हि महाकायो महाबलः

Transliteration

samudravālukāpūrṇo dānavo baladarpitaḥ | devatānāmavadhyo hi mahākāyo mahābalaḥ

Translation

そのダーナヴァは、まるで大海の砂に満ちたかのように、力の驕りにふくれ上がり、まことに神々にも害されぬ不死身であった。巨躯にして大いなる威力を備えていた。

Word by Word

समुद्र-वालुका-पूर्णःfilled with sea-sand

दानवःdemon

बल-दर्पितःmade arrogant by strength

देवतानाम्of the gods

अवध्यःunkillable

हिindeed/for

महा-कायःhuge-bodied

महा-बलःvery strong

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

Devas

Danava

FAQs

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

It portrays the asuric condition: vast power joined to pride (darpā) becomes a binding pāśa. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, mere strength cannot conquer māyā and ego; only alignment with Pati (Śiva) and dharma leads to true protection and liberation.

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

The gods’ inability to subdue the invulnerable demon highlights the limits of worldly power and even celestial agency. Worship of Saguna Śiva in the Liṅga is a turn toward the supreme Lord who alone can remove the root cause—ego and bondage—and restore cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with humility, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence, to counter inner darpa (pride) and seek Śiva’s grace.