Shloka 29

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

ततो वितिमिरो लोक: क्षणेन समपद्यत | ज्वाला च महती दीप्ता ललाटात्‌ तस्य नि:सृता,तदनन्तर क्षणभरमें सारे जगत्‌का अन्धकार दूर हो गया। भगवान्‌ शिवके ललाटसे अत्यन्त दीप्तिशालिनी महाज्वाला प्रकट हो गयी

Transliteration

tato vitimiro lokaḥ kṣaṇena samapadyata | jvālā ca mahatī dīptā lalāṭāt tasya niḥsṛtā |

Translation

随后，顷刻之间，世界便脱离了黑暗。紧接着，一道巨大而炽烈、光辉夺目的火焰自湿婆的额间迸发，驱散昏冥，显现出恢复秩序与澄明的神威。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• वितिमिरः: free from darkness, clear
• वितिमिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वितिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative; Singular

• लोकः: the world
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative; Singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment; by (a) moment
• क्षणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Instrumental; Singular

• समपद्यत: became, came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ); 3rd person; Singular; Parasmaipada

• ज्वाला: flame
• ज्वाला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine; Nominative; Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• महती: great, huge
• महती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine; Nominative; Singular

• दीप्ता: blazing, shining
• दीप्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; √दीप्)
• Form: Feminine; Nominative; Singular

• ललाटात्: from the forehead
• ललाटात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Ablative; Singular

• तस्य: of him, his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter; Genitive; Singular

• निःसृता: issued forth, emerged
• निःसृता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + √सृ (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Feminine; Nominative; Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva
• the world (loka)
• flame/blaze (jvālā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Darkness—symbolizing ignorance, fear, or disorder—can be removed instantly by the manifestation of divine insight and power. Śiva’s blaze signifies a higher clarity that restores cosmic balance and dispels obscuration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that the world suddenly becomes free of darkness, and a tremendous, radiant flame emerges from Śiva’s forehead, marking a dramatic divine manifestation that changes the state of the world.