Shloka 39

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायां किरातावतारवर्णने मूकदैत्यवधोनामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāṃ kirātāvatāravarṇane mūkadaityavadhonāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੀ ਤੀਜੀ ਸ਼ਤਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ, ਕਿਰਾਤ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਦੇ ਵਰਣਨ ਅੰਦਰ ‘ਮੂਕ ਦੈਤ੍ਯ-ਵਧ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਉਨਤਾਲੀਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (उपपद/तत्पुरुषप्रायः) — ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• तृतीयायाम्: in the third
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संहितायाम् इत्यस्य)

• शतरुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Śatarudra-saṃhitā
• शतरुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शतरुद्रस्य संहिता)

• किरातावतारवर्णने: in the narration of the Kirāta incarnation
• किरातावतारवर्णने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतार (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (किरातावतारस्य वर्णनम्)

• मूकदैत्यवधः: the slaying of the demon Mūka
• मूकदैत्यवधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूक (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूकदैत्यस्य वधः)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; नाम-शब्दः ‘called/named’ अर्थे (indeclinable usage)

• एकोनचत्वारिंशः: thirty-ninth
• एकोनचत्वारिंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक) + चत्वारिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (एकेन ऊनः चत्वारिंशत् = 39th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic framing narrator addressing the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Kirāta-avatāra and the slaying of Mūka; not a specific jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kirata (Shiva’s hunter form)
• Muka (demon)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Shiva’s Kirāta līlā and the defeat of Mūka. Spiritually, it seals the teaching that Pati (Shiva) protects devotees by destroying obstructive forces—outer demons and the inner “mūkatā” (spiritual dullness/obscuration) that binds the paśu.

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

By naming the Kirāta incarnation, it emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva who assumes a form for grace (anugraha) and protection. Such narratives support Linga-worship by showing that the formless Supreme is approached through compassionate manifestations and sacred symbols like the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to conclude recitation with remembrance of Shiva’s protective forms and japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—dedicating the fruit to Shiva, especially during Mahāśivarātri or daily evening worship.