Shloka 16

युद्धप्रस्थान-वर्णनम्

Departure to the Battlefield and the Śaiva Overlordship over the Devas

Devanagari script

आवयोर्मिश्रयोस्तत्र कार्यमेकं न संभवेत् । इत्युक्त्वा सूकरतनुर्विष्णुस्तस्यादिमीयिवान्

Transliteration

āvayormiśrayostatra kāryamekaṃ na saṃbhavet | ityuktvā sūkaratanurviṣṇustasyādimīyivān

Translation

“หากเราทั้งสองปะปนกันอยู่ที่นั่น ย่อมไม่อาจเกิดผลอันแน่นอนเพียงหนึ่งได้” ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้ พระวิษณุทรงแปลงกายเป็นวราหะ แล้วเสด็จไปเพื่อวัด/เสาะหาเบื้องต้นของมัน

Word by Word

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• miśrayoḥ: when mixed/combined (of the two mixed)
• miśrayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: miśra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); विशेषणम् (सम्बन्धे)

• tatra: there/in that case
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• kāryam: a task/act
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekam: one/single
• ekam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• saṃbhavet: could happen/be possible
• saṃbhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• sūkara-tanuḥ: one whose body was (that of) a boar
• sūkara-tanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkara (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (सूकरः तनुः यस्य)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of that (pillar)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādim: the beginning
• ādim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) or Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) as noun 'beginning'; Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• īmīyivān: measured/attempted to measure
• īmīyivān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect active participle (लिट्-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपदी

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that the Absolute (ultimately Shiva as Pati) is beyond ordinary grasp; even great deities must abandon rivalry and approach the mystery with humility, which is a prerequisite for true knowledge and liberation.

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

The act of trying to find the ‘beginning’ points to a Linga-like sign of the Infinite—worship shifts from competing claims to reverent contemplation of Shiva’s limitless nature, where the Saguna form guides the devotee toward the Nirguna truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s infinitude while chanting the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility and steadiness; ritualistically, Linga-pūjā with focused japa aligns the mind away from ego-driven comparison.