Shloka 45

Devanagari script

येषां प्रधाना राजानः शेषवासुकितक्षकाः । ऐरावतो महापद्मः कंबलाश्वतरावुभौ

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ pradhānā rājānaḥ śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ | airāvato mahāpadmaḥ kaṃbalāśvatarāvubhau

Translation

ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ನಾಗರಾಜರು ಶೇಷ, ವಾಸುಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಕ್ಷಕ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಐರಾವತ, ಮಹಾಪದ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಇಬ್ಬರು—ಕಂಬಲ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಶ್ವತರರು.

Word by Word

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• प्रधानाः: chief, principal
• प्रधानाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शेषवासुकितक्षकाः: Śeṣa, Vāsuki, and Takṣaka
• शेषवासुकितक्षकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष + वासुकि + तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (शेषः च वासुकिः च तक्षकः च)

• ऐरावतः: Airāvata (proper name)
• ऐरावतः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महापद्मः: Mahāpadma (proper name)
• महापद्मः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् पद्मः/नाम)

• कंबलाश्वतरौ: Kambala and Aśvatara
• कंबलाश्वतरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंबल + अश्वतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (कंबलः च अश्वतरः च)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (dual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shesha
• Vasuki
• Takshaka
• Airavata
• Mahapadma
• Kambala
• Ashvatara

FAQs

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

It names the chief Nāga-kings, reminding the listener that even powerful cosmic beings exist within Shiva’s ordered cosmos and ultimately fall under Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord who governs all hierarchies.

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

By listing exalted beings, the text implicitly contrasts worldly/cosmic status with the higher refuge of Saguna Shiva in Linga-worship—devotees seek not rank among beings but grace (anugraha) from Śiva, the Lord beyond all categories.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the verse as a contemplative reminder of Shiva’s lordship over all beings, then steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with rudrākṣa and reverent application of bhasma (tripuṇḍra) if part of one’s practice.