Shloka 25

Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

चूडामणिं कुण्डले च कटकानि तथैव च । अर्द्धचन्द्रं च केयूरान्नूपुरौ च मनोहरो

Transliteration

cūḍāmaṇiṃ kuṇḍale ca kaṭakāni tathaiva ca | arddhacandraṃ ca keyūrānnūpurau ca manoharo

Translation

其相令人心醉——顶戴宝冠明珠（cūḍāmaṇi），佩耳环与手镯；额上（或发间）承半月之相；臂戴臂钏（keyūra），踝系悦目的脚铃（nūpura）。

Word by Word

• चूडामणिम्: crest-jewel
• चूडामणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūḍā-maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चूडायाः मणिः)

• कुण्डले: earrings (pair)
• कुण्डले: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• कटकानि: bracelets
• कटकानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• अर्द्धचन्द्रम्: half-moon ornament
• अर्द्धचन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha-candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अर्द्धः चन्द्रः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• केयूरान्: armlets
• केयूरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keyūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नूपुरौ: anklets (pair)
• नूपुरौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nūpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• मनोहरः: Manohara (the enchanting one)
• मनोहरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्, क्रिया (ददौ/अदात्) अध्याहार्या

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s auspicious, graspable (saguṇa) form—ornaments and signs like the crescent moon help the devotee steady devotion and contemplation, turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva) who grants grace and liberation.

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

It supports saguṇa-upāsanā by describing Shiva’s divine marks for meditation; in Shaiva practice, such form-meditation complements Liṅga worship, where the same Lord is approached both as symbol (Liṅga) and as the compassionate, manifest deity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use dhyāna (visual meditation) on Shiva’s auspicious form while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally alongside simple Liṅga pūjā with water/abhisheka as a steady daily practice.