Shloka 28

Droṇācārya’s Tapas and the Manifestation of Śiva: The Birth-Grant of Aśvatthāmā (अश्वत्थामा-अवतार-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

जह्यस्त्रतेज उन्नद्धन्त्वन्तच्छैवास्त्रतेजसा । इत्युक्त्वा च स्वयं कृष्णश्शिवन्दध्यौ तदर्थकः

Transliteration

jahyastrateja unnaddhantvantacchaivāstratejasā | ityuktvā ca svayaṃ kṛṣṇaśśivandadhyau tadarthakaḥ

Translation

说罢：“舍弃你兵器那凶猛的威光——愿以湿婆神圣神兵之光将其制伏并令其终止。”克里希纳随即亲自入定，观想大自在天湿婆，心念专注于此一目的。

Word by Word

• जहि: destroy!
• जहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• अस्त्र-तेजः: the weapon’s energy
• अस्त्र-तेजः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उन्नद्धम्: inflamed/raised
• उन्नद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-नह् (धातु) → उन्नद्ध (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अस्त्र-तेजः)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• अन्तक: O Ender (Arjuna)
• अन्तक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• शैव-अस्त्र-तेजसा: by the energy of the Śaiva weapon
• शैव-अस्त्र-तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया—पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त—क्त्वा (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दध्यौ: meditated upon
• दध्यौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदर्थकः: with that purpose
• तदर्थकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कृष्णः): ‘तदर्थक’ = having that purpose

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even the mightiest forces must be brought under dharmic restraint through Śiva’s higher power; spiritually, it teaches that destructive impulses are pacified by turning the mind to Śiva (Pati), the supreme governor of all energies.

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

Kṛṣṇa’s meditation shows reliance on Saguna Śiva—approachable as the Lord who intervenes with grace in worldly crises—mirroring how devotees worship the Liṅga as the living presence of Śiva who dissolves danger and restores balance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests śiva-dhyāna (focused meditation on Lord Śiva) for pacification and protection; a practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm mind to withdraw anger and re-center in dharma.