Shloka 22

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

प्रजापतीनां दक्षं तु मरुतामथ वासवम् । दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्लादममितौजसम्

Transliteration

prajāpatīnāṃ dakṣaṃ tu marutāmatha vāsavam | daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca prahlādamamitaujasam

Translation

ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದಕ್ಷನನ್ನು, ಮರುತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸವ (ಇಂದ್ರ)ನನ್ನು, ಮತ್ತು ದೈತ್ಯ-ದಾನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪಾರ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• प्रजापतीनाम्: of the Prajāpatis
• प्रजापतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

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

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts
• मरुताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle; sequence ('then/and')

• वासवम्: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• दैत्यानाम्: of the Daityas
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas
• दानवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/coordination conjunction

• प्रह्लादम्: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अमितौजसम्: of immeasurable might
• अमितौजसम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object; adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषण-प्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular agreeing with प्रह्लादम्; components: अमित (unmeasured) + ओजस् (vigor)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Indra (Vasava)
• Prahlada
• Prajapatis
• Maruts
• Daityas
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It highlights that all ranks—devas, progenitors, and even asura lineages—function under a higher sovereign order; in Shaiva Siddhanta this points to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate regulator, while individual greatness (like Prahlāda’s) is rooted in devotion rather than mere power.

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

By showing that even Indra and other rulers derive their station from a higher principle, it supports Saguna Shiva worship (Linga as the accessible emblem of the Supreme) as the practical means to honor the Lord who empowers and appoints all cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is to cultivate humility and devotion through daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Linga-pūjā, remembering that authority and strength are secondary to surrender to Shiva, the supreme Pati.