Shloka 17

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

अरिष्टपुरुषो वीरः कृष्णो जिष्णुः प्रजापतिः । पर्जन्यस्तु धनाध्यक्षस्तस्य सर्वमिदं जगत्

Transliteration

ariṣṭapuruṣo vīraḥ kṛṣṇo jiṣṇuḥ prajāpatiḥ | parjanyastu dhanādhyakṣastasya sarvamidaṃ jagat

Translation

ಅವನೇ ಅಜೇಯ ಪುರುಷ, ವೀರ, ಕೃಷ್ಣವರ್ಣ, ಜಯಶೀಲ ಜಿಷ್ಣು, ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ. ಅವನೇ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯ—ವರ್ಷದಾತ—ಮತ್ತು ಧನಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ; ಈ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜಗತ್ತು ಅವನದೇ.

Word by Word

• अरिष्ट-पुरुषः: Ariṣṭa-puruṣa (the ill-fated/demonic person)
• अरिष्ट-पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अरिष्टः पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जिष्णुः: Jiṣṇu (victorious one)
• जिष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रजायाः पति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पर्जन्यः: Parjanya
• पर्जन्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• धन-अध्यक्षः: overseer of wealth
• धन-अध्यक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धनस्य अध्यक्षः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; Pronoun

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'jagat'

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative adjective

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who governs life, victory, rain, and prosperity—so the devotee shifts reliance from limited powers to the one all-pervading Master of the jagat.

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

By listing divine functions (creation, protection, nourishment), it supports Saguna contemplation: the Linga is worshiped as the one Shiva who manifests all cosmic offices while remaining the supreme Lord beyond them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva’s all-lordship while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water (jalābhiṣeka) as a symbol of Parjanya (rain/nourishment) and surrendering desires for wealth and security to Him.