Shloka 34

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

गत्वा निकटमेतस्या ऊचिरे दैत्यपुंगवाः । पाययस्व सुधामेतां मा भूद्भेदोऽत्र पंक्तिषु

Transliteration

gatvā nikaṭametasyā ūcire daityapuṃgavāḥ | pāyayasva sudhāmetāṃ mā bhūdbhedo'tra paṃktiṣu

Translation

เมื่อเข้าไปใกล้นาง เหล่าจอมทัพไทตยะกล่าวว่า “จงให้อมฤตนี้แก่ทุกคนดื่ม เพื่อมิให้เกิดความแตกแยกหรือวิวาทกันในแถวที่นั่ง ณ ที่นี้”

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having gone’

• निकटम्: near (to the vicinity)
• निकटम्: Karma (कर्म; गत्यर्थकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (goal as object)

• एतस्याः: of her
• एतस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन

• ऊचिरे: said
• ऊचिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• दैत्य-पुंगवाः: the foremost of the demons
• दैत्य-पुंगवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दैत्येषु पुंगवाः)

• पाययस्व: make (us) drink
• पाययस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; णिच् (causative): ‘make (us) drink’

• सुधाम्: nectar (amṛta)
• सुधाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of सुधाम्)

• मा: do not / lest
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• भूत्: let there be
• भूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative; prohibitive with मा), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भेदः: division
• भेदः: Karta (कर्ता; of भूत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पंक्तिषु: in the rows/lines
• पंक्तिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc. 7), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Sudha (Amrita)

FAQs

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

It highlights how fear of conflict and attachment to status create “bheda” (division). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, true harmony arises from aligning with dharma and reverence for Pati (Shiva), not merely from external arrangements like seating or equal distribution.

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

Though not directly mentioning Linga worship, the verse contrasts outer order with inner purity. Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, mantra, and ritual discipline) is meant to purify intention and dissolve bheda—turning assemblies into dharmic gatherings rather than arenas of rivalry.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating non-division (abheda-bhavana) through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining a calm, equal vision in communal worship—so disputes do not arise in puja lines, pilgrimages, or satsanga.