Shloka 44

Śumbha–Niśumbha’s Mobilization After Devī’s Victories

Battle Muster and Omens

Devanagari script

हते तस्मिन्महावीर्य्ये निशुंभे भीमविक्रमे । शुंभे च सकला दैत्या विविशुर्बलिसद्मनि

Transliteration

hate tasminmahāvīryye niśuṃbhe bhīmavikrame | śuṃbhe ca sakalā daityā viviśurbalisadmani

Translation

当威力宏大、勇猛可怖的尼舒姆婆（Niśumbha）被诛杀之后，舒姆婆（Śumbha）与一切代底耶（Daitya）便进入婆梨（Bali）的居处，求取庇护。

Word by Word

• hate: when (he) was slain
• hate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘when (he) was slain’

• tasmin: in/when that (one)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• mahā-vīrye: (in) the great-valorous (one)
• mahā-vīrye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; karmadhāraya: ‘of great valor’

• niśuṃbhe: Niśumbha
• niśuṃbhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• bhīma-vikrame: of dreadful prowess
• bhīma-vikrame: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; karmadhāraya: ‘of terrible prowess’

• śuṃbhe: (and) in Śumbha
• śuṃbhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• sakalāḥ: all
• sakalāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• daityāḥ: demons (Daityas)
• daityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• viviśuḥ: entered
• viviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-viś (धातु)
• Form: Verb: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada; √viś ‘to enter’ with prefix vi-

• bali-sadmani: into Bali’s dwelling
• bali-sadmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक) + sadman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; tatpuruṣa: baler sadmani = ‘in Bali’s abode’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Niśumbha
• Śumbha
• Daityas
• Bali

FAQs

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

It shows the inevitable retreat of adharma when divine power (Śiva’s Śakti) prevails—egoic force collapses, and hostile tendencies seek shelter elsewhere, affirming the supremacy of Dharma under Pati’s governance.

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

Though the verse is narrative, its Shaiva import is that Śiva’s Saguna expression as Śakti protects the cosmos; Linga-worship aligns the devotee with that protective, order-restoring power that subdues inner ‘Daityas’ (anger, pride, delusion).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady bhakti, viewing the ‘Daityas’ as inner obstacles that must be overcome through devotion and discipline.