Shloka 7

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

किंनरैर्यक्षगन्धर्व रक्षोभूतगणैस्तथा । दिव्यपुष्पसमाकीर्ण दिव्यज्वालासमाकुलम्‌

Transliteration

kiṁnarair yakṣagandharva-rakṣo-bhūta-gaṇais tathā | divya-puṣpa-samākīrṇaṁ divya-jvālāsamākulam ||

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—କିନ୍ନର, ଯକ୍ଷ, ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ, ରାକ୍ଷସ ଓ ଭୂତଗଣଙ୍କ ଦଳମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହାକୁ ଚାରିଦିଗରୁ ଘେରି ରହିଥିଲେ। ମହାଦେବଙ୍କ ସେଇ ଦିବ୍ୟ ସଭା ଦିବ୍ୟ ପୁଷ୍ପରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏବଂ ସର୍ବଦିଗରେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ତେଜର ଜ୍ୱାଳାରେ ଭରିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• किंनरैः: by/with Kinnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यक्ष: Yakshas
• यक्ष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रक्षः: Rakshasas/demons
• रक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• भूतगणैः: by/with groups of spirits
• भूतगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दिव्य: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्प: flower(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समाकीर्णम्: strewn/filled (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-कीर्ण (√कॄ/कीर्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वाला: flame/splendour
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• समाकुलम्: crowded/filled; pervaded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाकुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahādeva (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
• Kiṁnaras
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Rākṣasas
• Bhūta-gaṇas
• divine flowers
• divine radiance (jvālā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty: beings of many orders—celestial, guardian, musical, fierce, and spirit-hosts—are harmonized around the divine, suggesting that true greatness integrates diverse powers under a higher sacred order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the splendor of Mahādeva’s assembly: it is surrounded by various supernatural hosts and is visually characterized by celestial flowers and an all-pervading divine radiance.