Shloka 14

Devanagari script

इंद्रेण स्वीकृतास्ते हि भ्रातृत्वे सर्व एव च । तत्यजुर्द्दैत्यभावं ते विप्रर्षे शंकरेच्छया

Transliteration

iṃdreṇa svīkṛtāste hi bhrātṛtve sarva eva ca | tatyajurddaityabhāvaṃ te viprarṣe śaṃkarecchayā

Translation

ಓ ವಿಪ್ರರ್ಷೇ, ಇಂದ್ರನು ಅವರನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಸಹೋದರತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದನು; ಶಂಕರನ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರು ದೈತ್ಯಭಾವವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

इन्द्रेणby Indra

स्वीकृताःaccepted/adopted

तेthey

हिindeed

भ्रातृत्वेin brotherhood/as brothers

सर्वेall

एवindeed/just

चand

तत्यजुःabandoned

दैत्यभावम्the state/nature of a Daitya

तेthey

विप्रर्षेO brahmin-sage

शंकर-इच्छयाby Śaṅkara's will

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Indra

Shankara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It highlights Śaṅkara’s anugraha (grace): even entrenched daityabhāva can be relinquished when the Lord wills inner purification, showing Pati’s power to transform the bound soul (paśu).

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

The verse points to Saguna Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the personal Lord who actively bestows harmony and moral transformation—an effect traditionally sought through devotion and worship of the Śiva-liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a sattvic resolve to abandon harmful tendencies, supported by regular Śiva-pūjā (optionally with bhasma and rudrākṣa as per tradition).