Shloka 30

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

हृतं सोमं च दैतेयैर्बलाद्देवान्विजित्य च । बलिप्रभृतिभिर्व्यास युगान्ताग्न्यर्कसुप्रभैः

Transliteration

hṛtaṃ somaṃ ca daiteyairbalāddevānvijitya ca | baliprabhṛtibhirvyāsa yugāntāgnyarkasuprabhaiḥ

Translation

Wahai Vyāsa, para Daitya menundukkan para dewa dengan kekerasan lalu merampas Soma juga; para perkasa—bermula dengan Bali—bersinar dengan kegemilangan menggerunkan, laksana api di hujung kalpa dan laksana matahari yang menyala-nyala.

Word by Word

• हृतम्: taken away
• हृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'taken away'

• सोमम्: Soma / nectar
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दैतेयैः: by the Daityas
• दैतेयैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'by force'

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), धातु: जि (to conquer) with उपसर्ग वि; अव्ययभाव

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• बलि-प्रभृतिभिः: by Bali and others
• बलि-प्रभृतिभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (baliprabhṛtayaḥ = Bali and others)

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• युग-अन्त-अग्नि-अर्क-सु-प्रभैः: by those of splendid radiance like end-of-age fire and sun
• युग-अन्त-अग्नि-अर्क-सु-प्रभैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (yugānte agni-arka-sadṛśa-su-prabhāḥ = of very great radiance like the fire and sun at the end of an age)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: yugānta-agni (end-of-age conflagration) imagery

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Daityas
• Devas
• Bali
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It depicts how worldly power can surge with terrifying brilliance, yet such force remains within cosmic law; the Shaiva view emphasizes taking refuge in Pati (Shiva), the supreme regulator beyond Deva–Daitya fluctuations.

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

When the Devas are subdued and Soma is taken, stability is sought not in shifting celestial hierarchies but in Saguna Shiva as the accessible protector—worship of the Linga is the grounded refuge that restores dharma and inner steadiness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chant the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for protection and clarity, and maintain Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and Shiva’s lordship over time and dissolution.