Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ पाशी कुबेरो यम एव च । इन्द्राग्निवातगन्धर्वा विद्याधरसुचारणाः

Transliteration

sūryācandramasau pāśī kubero yama eva ca | indrāgnivātagandharvā vidyādharasucāraṇāḥ

Translation

ಸೂರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಚಂದ್ರ, ಪಾಶಧಾರಿ ವರುಣ, ಕುಬೇರ ಮತ್ತು ಯಮ; ಇಂದ್ರ, ಅಗ್ನಿ, ವಾಯು, ಗಂಧರ್ವರು, ವಿದ್ಯಾಧರರು ಹಾಗೂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಚಾರಣರು—(ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿದ್ದಾರೆ)।

Word by Word

• सूर्य-चन्द्रमसौ: the Sun and the Moon
• सूर्य-चन्द्रमसौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (dual)

• पाशी: the noose-bearer
• पाशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one who has a noose’; (contextually an epithet)

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्र-अग्नि-वात-गन्धर्वाः: Indra, Agni, Vāta, and the Gandharvas
• इन्द्र-अग्नि-वात-गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विद्याधर-सुचारणाः: the Vidyādharas and the Su-cāraṇas
• विद्याधर-सुचारणाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुचारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Chandra
• Varuna
• Kubera
• Yama
• Indra
• Agni
• Vayu
• Gandharvas
• Vidyadharas
• Charanas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even the highest cosmic governors—time, wealth, death, fire, wind, and celestial hosts—stand within Shiva’s supreme order, pointing to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate Lord over all powers and bonds.

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

By listing major deities and celestial beings together, the verse supports the Purāṇic theme that worship of Saguna Shiva (especially as the Linga) is honored by all devas, since the Linga signifies Shiva’s sovereign presence pervading the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to worship Shiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating that all divine functions (sun, moon, death, wealth, elements) are harmonized when offered back to Shiva in devotion.