Shloka 15

The Slaying of the Kālakeyas and the Greatness of Vināyaka Worship

Devanagari script

हरगौरीसमादेशाद्देवानां संमतेन च । स्थितो लोकप्रशांत्यर्थं सर्वविघ्नविनाशनात्

Transliteration

haragaurīsamādeśāddevānāṃ saṃmatena ca | sthito lokapraśāṃtyarthaṃ sarvavighnavināśanāt

Translation

Por ordem de Hara e de Gaurī, e com o consentimento dos deuses, ele ali se estabeleceu para a paz do mundo, pois é o destruidor de todos os obstáculos.

Word by Word

• hara-gaurī-samādeśāt: from the command of Hara and Gaurī
• hara-gaurī-samādeśāt: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + samādeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'haragauryoḥ samādeśāt' = 'from the command of Hara and Gaurī'

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• saṃmatena: with the consent
• saṃmatena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (n/m), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); 'with the consent/approval'

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

• sthitaḥ: is established/stands
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग: 'standing/established'

• loka-praśānti-artham: for the sake of peace of the world
• loka-praśānti-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + praśānti (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose): 'for the sake of world-peace'

• sarva-vighna-vināśanāt: because of destroying all obstacles
• sarva-vighna-vināśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular); हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause): 'because of (his) destruction of all obstacles'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; verse describes a divine appointment by Śiva and Pārvatī, accepted by the devas)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: haragaurīsamādeśāddevānāṃ = haragaurīsamādeśāt + devānām; lokapraśāṃtyartham = loka + praśānti + artham; sarvavighnavināśanāt = sarva + vighna + vināśanāt.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Devas (the gods)

FAQs

What role is described in this verse as being established by Śiva and Pārvatī?

The verse describes a divinely sanctioned station or role established by the command of Hara (Śiva) and Gaurī (Pārvatī), affirmed by the devas, meant to secure peace in the world through the removal of obstacles.

How does this verse connect “peace of the world” with “destruction of obstacles”?

It presents obstacle-destruction (vighna-vināśana) as the practical means to loka-praśānti—worldly tranquillity—implying that harmony is maintained when impediments to dharma and well-being are removed.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from the verse’s emphasis on divine consensus?

It highlights that actions aimed at public welfare (loka-praśānti) are ideally grounded in rightful authority and broad assent (command plus consent), rather than personal impulse—linking power with responsibility and communal good.