Shloka 31

Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

तस्या भीषणनादेन पूरिता च नभःस्थली । प्रतिशब्दो महानासीच्चुक्षुभे भुवनत्रयम्

Transliteration

tasyā bhīṣaṇanādena pūritā ca nabhaḥsthalī | pratiśabdo mahānāsīccukṣubhe bhuvanatrayam

Translation

ಅವಳ ಭೀಷಣ ನಾದದಿಂದ ಆಕಾಶಮಂಡಲ ತುಂಬಿತು. ಮಹಾ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ ಉಂಟಾಯಿತು; ತ್ರಿಭುವನವೂ ಕಂಪಿಸಿತು.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her/of that
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive pronoun

• भीषण-नादेन: by the terrible sound
• भीषण-नादेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीषण (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (भीषणः नादः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• पूरिता: filled
• पूरिता: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्/पॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate of नभःस्थली

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• नभः-स्थली: the expanse of the sky
• नभः-स्थली: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नभसः स्थली); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• प्रतिशब्दः: echo/reverberation
• प्रतिशब्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिशब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies प्रतिशब्दः

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चुक्षुभे: shook/was agitated
• चुक्षुभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; reduplicated perfect

• भुवन-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवन-त्रयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयाणि भुवनानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; here as subject of चुक्षुभे

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: lokatraya-kṣobha (three-worlds trembling)

FAQs

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

It portrays the irresistible potency of divine Śakti: when the sacred power manifests, even the three worlds tremble—signifying that ego and worldly stability are shaken so the soul may turn toward Pati (Śiva) and liberation.

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

The verse evokes awe (bhaya-bhakti) that supports Saguna worship: the devotee recognizes the Lord’s manifest power operating through Śakti, leading the mind to steadiness and surrender before the Linga—the accessible form of Śiva for worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate reverent stillness and japa: repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to stabilize the mind amid inner ‘tremblings,’ and meditate on Śiva as the calm Pati beyond all echoes and agitation.