Shloka 13

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

एवम्भग्नोद्यमा भग्नाः सम्बभूवुस्सुरासुरा । चेतनाः प्राप्य च ततस्तुष्टुवुर्जगदीश्वरम्

Transliteration

evambhagnodyamā bhagnāḥ sambabhūvussurāsurā | cetanāḥ prāpya ca tatastuṣṭuvurjagadīśvaram

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പരിശ്രമം തകർന്ന ദേവന്മാരും അസുരന്മാരും പൂർണ്ണമായി തളർന്നു. പിന്നെ ബോധം വീണ്ടെടുത്ത് അവർ ജഗദീശ്വരനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• भग्नोद्यमाḥ: whose efforts were shattered
• भग्नोद्यमाḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज् + क्त) + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘भग्नः उद्यमः येषाम्’ = whose efforts are broken; विशेषण (of सुरासुराः)

• भग्नाः: broken/disheartened
• भग्नाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सम्बभूवुः: became
• सम्बभूवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘सुराश्च असुराश्च’

• चेतनाः: conscious/revived
• चेतनाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of सुरासुराः)

• प्राप्य: having regained/obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained/attained’

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

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• जगदीश्वरम्: the Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जगतः ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: After being crushed and losing initiative, devas and asuras recover awareness and offer stuti to Jagadīśvara—an archetype of turning from self-effort to divine grace.

Significance: Models the pilgrim’s inner journey: collapse of egoic striving → recollection (smṛti) → praise → opening to anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Turning point in Samudra-manthana: collective repentance and praise after catastrophe

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It shows that when both divine and demonic powers are humbled, true clarity arises: the soul turns from self-reliance to surrender, praising Shiva as Jagadīśvara—the supreme Pati who alone can grant protection and right understanding.

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

The act of ‘tuṣṭuvuḥ’ (praise) reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion. In Shiva Purana practice, this spirit is expressed through Linga worship with stotra, water/abhisheka, and remembrance of Shiva as the universal ruler.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stuti with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a reset of consciousness (cetana) after turmoil; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva disciplines.