Shloka 6

Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching

Devanagari script

तदाज्ञया महद्युद्धं तयोस्ताभ्यामभूद् द्विजाः / व्यनयत् कैटभं विष्णुर्जिष्णुश्च व्यनयन्मधुम्

Transliteration

tadājñayā mahadyuddhaṃ tayostābhyāmabhūd dvijāḥ / vyanayat kaiṭabhaṃ viṣṇurjiṣṇuśca vyanayanmadhum

Translation

โอ้ทวิชทั้งหลาย! ด้วยพระบัญชานั้น มหาสงครามได้อุบัติขึ้นระหว่างพวกเขา วิษณุทรงปราบไกฏภะ และผู้มีชัย (ชิษณุ) ก็ทรงปราบมธุด้วย

Word by Word

• तत्-आज्ञया: by that command
• तत्-आज्ञया: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तस्य आज्ञया; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युद्धम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two
• ताभ्याम्: करण/सह (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), द्विवचन

• अभूत्: arose/occurred
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

• व्यनयत्: led away/removed/defeated
• व्यनयत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नी (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कैटभम्: Kaiṭabha
• कैटभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैटभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जिष्णुः: Jiṣṇu (Indra)
• जिष्णुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(इन्द्रः)’ इत्यर्थे, कर्ता

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

• व्यनयत्: led away/defeated
• व्यनयत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नी (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मधुम्: Madhu
• मधुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) addressing the sages (dvijas) in the Naimiṣāraṇya-style discourse frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Madhu
• Kaitabha
• Dvipra (the sages addressed as dvijāḥ)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By depicting victory occurring “by His command,” the verse points to a single sovereign principle that governs cosmic events—suggesting the Supreme Lord as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) whose will orders even mythic conflict.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; its practical implication aligns with Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma ethic: steadiness (dhṛti) and surrender to Īśvara’s ordinance (ājñā) as the ground for right action.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While Śiva is not named here, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by emphasizing a single divine command and cosmic order—an interpretive bridge used elsewhere in the text to harmonize Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theologies under one Īśvara.