Shloka 7

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

किंनरैर्यक्षगन्धर्व रक्षोभूतगणैस्तथा । दिव्यपुष्पसमाकीर्ण दिव्यज्वालासमाकुलम्‌

Transliteration

kiṁnarair yakṣagandharva-rakṣo-bhūta-gaṇais tathā | divya-puṣpa-samākīrṇaṁ divya-jvālāsamākulam ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Nơi ấy còn được vây quanh bởi vô số Kiṁnara, Yakṣa, Gandharva, Rākṣasa và Bhūta. Hội đường thiêng của Mahādeva rải đầy hoa trời, và bốn phía tràn ngập ánh quang huy rực rỡ của cõi thiên.”

Word by Word

• किंनरैः: by/with Kinnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यक्ष: Yakshas
• यक्ष: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रक्षः: Rakshasas/demons
• रक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• भूतगणैः: by/with groups of spirits
• भूतगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दिव्य: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्प: flower(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समाकीर्णम्: strewn/filled (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-कीर्ण (√कॄ/कीर्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वाला: flame/splendour
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• समाकुलम्: crowded/filled; pervaded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाकुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahādeva (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
• Kiṁnaras
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Rākṣasas
• Bhūta-gaṇas
• divine flowers
• divine radiance (jvālā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty: beings of many orders—celestial, guardian, musical, fierce, and spirit-hosts—are harmonized around the divine, suggesting that true greatness integrates diverse powers under a higher sacred order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the splendor of Mahādeva’s assembly: it is surrounded by various supernatural hosts and is visually characterized by celestial flowers and an all-pervading divine radiance.