Shloka 37

Sati's Death & Virabhadra — The Assault on Daksha's Sacrifice

Devanagari script

ते शस्त्रवर्षमतुलं गणेशाय समुत्सृजन् गणेशो ऽपि वरास्त्रैस्तान् प्रचिच्छेद बिभेद च

Transliteration

te śastravarṣamatulaṃ gaṇeśāya samutsṛjan gaṇeśo 'pi varāstraistān praciccheda bibheda ca

Translation

त्यांनी गणेशावर अतुल शस्त्रवर्षा केली; आणि गणेशानेही श्रेष्ठ अस्त्रांनी त्यांना छिन्नभिन्न करून विदीर्ण केले।

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• śastra-varṣam: a shower of weapons
• śastra-varṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘rain/shower of weapons’)

• atulam: unequalled
• atulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śastra-varṣam)

• gaṇeśāya: to Gaṇeśa
• gaṇeśāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• samutsṛjan: they hurled/let loose
• samutsṛjan: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• gaṇeśaḥ: Gaṇeśa
• gaṇeśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• vara-astraiḥ: with excellent missiles
• vara-astraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (‘excellent weapons/missiles’)

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• praciccheda: cut down/sliced
• praciccheda: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-chid (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन

• bibheda: split/pierced
• bibheda: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speakers

• Narratorial layer not specified in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa frame)

Primary Deities

• Gaṇeśa
• Vīrabhadra (contextual)
• Śiva (contextual)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Protection/obstruction of ritual (yajña)
• Divine warfare

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power (śakti) used in defense of dharma is portrayed as disciplined and purposeful: Gaṇeśa counters violence not with chaos but with mastery (astra-jaya), implying that righteous order can withstand overwhelming force.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / Īśānucarita-type narrative material (accounts of divine figures and their deeds) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as exemplum within the Purāṇic historical-legendary mode.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘weapon-rain’ symbolizes the deluge of disruptive impulses that assail ritual order; Gaṇeśa, lord of gaṇas and remover/controller of obstacles, represents the principle that restores structure by ‘cutting through’ (praciccheda) and ‘breaking’ (bibheda) obstruction.