Shloka 3

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

पुत्रान्वै कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पितामहः । तेषां विरोधो देवानां दानवानां महानृषे

Transliteration

putrānvai kalpayāmāsa svayameva pitāmahaḥ | teṣāṃ virodho devānāṃ dānavānāṃ mahānṛṣe

Translation

पितामह ब्रह्मदेवांनी स्वतःच पुत्रांची निर्मिती केली. हे महानृषे, त्यांच्यापासूनच देव आणि दानव यांच्यात महान वैर उत्पन्न झाले.

Word by Word

पुत्रान्sons

वैindeed

कल्पयामासcreated / brought forth

स्वयम्himself

एवindeed/alone

पितामहःthe Grandfather (Brahmā)

तेषाम्of them

विरोधःconflict

देवानाम्of the gods

दानवानाम्of the Dānavas (demons)

महानृषेO great sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

Brahma

Devas

Danavas

FAQs

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

It frames worldly conflict as arising within creation itself; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such dualities belong to the realm of pasha (bondage), while liberation comes by turning to Pati—Lord Shiva—who transcends Deva-Danava oppositions.

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

By highlighting conflict born of manifested beings, the text implicitly points seekers toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga as the steady divine focus) as a means to rise above agitation and align with Shiva’s stabilizing grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namah Shivaya”) with Tripundra (bhasma) remembrance, cultivating inner neutrality toward conflict and devotion to Shiva as the liberating Lord.