Shloka 43

Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana

Churning of the Milk Ocean

Devanagari script

दैत्याः संमोहिता देवैर्विष्णुना च महात्मना । हतावशिष्टाः पातालं विविशुर्विवराणि च

Transliteration

daityāḥ saṃmohitā devairviṣṇunā ca mahātmanā | hatāvaśiṣṭāḥ pātālaṃ viviśurvivarāṇi ca

Translation

พวกไทตยะถูกเหล่าเทพและพระวิษณุผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่ทำให้หลงมัว ผู้รอดจากการสังหารจึงลงสู่ปาตาละ หลบเข้าไปในรอยแยกใต้ดินและถ้ำลับ.

Word by Word

• दैत्याः: the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संमोहिताः: deluded, bewildered
• संमोहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+मुह् (धातु) → संमोहित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समास: महा+आत्मन् (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• हत-अवशिष्टाः: the survivors (those left after being slain)
• हत-अवशिष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त, क्त) + अवशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: हताः (killed) + अवशिष्टाः (remaining) = 'those remaining after being killed'

• पातालम्: to Pātāla (netherworld)
• पातालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• विविशुः: entered
• विविशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विवराणि: caverns, openings
• विवराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It shows how adharma collapses through moha (delusion): when divine order asserts itself, the demonic tendency loses clarity and is driven into darkness (Pātāla), symbolizing the soul’s fall when bound by ignorance.

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

Though Shiva is not named in this specific line, the Śiva Purāṇa frames such victories as the protection of cosmic dharma under Pati (Lord Shiva). Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, and devotion) is presented as the stabilizing refuge that counters moha and fear-driven retreat.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to overcome moha through japa and steadiness—especially Panchākṣarī mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—supported by sattvic discipline; this is the inner counterpart to the demons’ outward bewilderment.