Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.88.37
मुमुचु: पुष्पवर्षाणि हते पापे वृकासुरे ।
देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वा मोचित: सङ्कटाच्छिव: ॥ ३७ ॥
mumucuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi
[mumuchuh pushpa-varshaani]
hate pāpe vṛkāsure
[hate paape vrikaasure]
devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvā
[devarshi-pitri-gandharvaa]
mocitaḥ saṅkaṭāc chivaḥ
[mochitah sankataach chivah]
Word-for-word
mumucuḥ
—
they released
puṣpa
—
of flowers
varṣāṇi
—
rain
hate
—
having been killed
pāpe
—
the sinful
vṛka - asure
—
demon Vṛka
deva - ṛṣi
—
the celestial sages
pitṛ
—
departed forefathers
gandharvāḥ
—
and singers of heaven
mocitaḥ
—
freed
saṅkaṭāt
—
from danger
śivaḥ
—
Lord Śiva .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mumucuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi
mumucuḥ
they released
puṣpa
of flowers
varṣāṇi
rain
hate pāpe vṛkāsure
hate
having been killed
pāpe
the sinful
vṛka - asure
demon Vṛka
devarṣi-pitṛ-gandharvā
deva - ṛṣi
the celestial sages
pitṛ
departed forefathers
gandharvāḥ
and singers of heaven
mocitaḥ saṅkaṭāc chivaḥ
mocitaḥ
freed
saṅkaṭāt
from danger
śivaḥ
Lord Śiva .
Important Words
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mumucuḥ
—
they released
Perfect of √muc — to release. The same verb that names liberation (mokṣa). Gauḍīyas note the play: the flowers' release coincides with Śiva's release — both are mokṣa in different keys.
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puṣpa-varṣāṇi
—
rains of flowers
Contiguous (puṣpa + varṣāṇi). Cosmic celebration. Same image of varṣaṇa Hari's voice carried in v.31 (amṛta-varṣiṇā). The chapter rains nectar through speech, and now rains petals through sky.
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hate pāpe vṛka-asure
—
the sinful Vṛkāsura having been killed
Contiguous-join (hate + pāpe + vṛka + asure). Three locatives stacked: 'in (the event of) sinful Vṛkāsura being killed.' Bhāgavatam grammar of relief — the conditional cleared, the action exhaled.
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mocitaḥ
—
freed
Past participle of √muc. Same root again. Mahādeva — Lord of liberation — is here the one liberated. The structural humility of the chapter: even Mocaka can need mocana, and Hari provides it.
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saṅkaṭāt
—
from the narrow pass / danger
Ablative of saṅkaṭa. Fourth and final sounding of the chapter's drumbeat-word (v.13, 16, 22-context, here). The chapter ends saṅkaṭa-free; the doctrine has been performed.
The celestial sages, Pitās and Gandharvas rained down flowers to celebrate the killing of sinful Vṛkāsura. Now Lord Śiva was out of danger.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The celestial sages, Pitās and Gandharvas rained down flowers to celebrate the killing of sinful Vṛkāsura. Now Lord Śiva was out of danger.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
They shouted “Victory” because Śiva was released from danger by the Lord. Or “He was release from danger” shows the conclusion.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
None They shouted “Victory” because Śiva was released from danger by the Lord. Or “He was release from danger” shows the conclusion.
Related values & verses
Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
Related verses
BG 5.18
BG 8.4
BG 14.12
BG 14.1
BG 12.1
BG 18.37
BG 11.1
BG 3.3
SB 1.2BG 12.3
BG 4.8
BG 15.9
BG 6.35
BG 18.74
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Celestial sages and Pitās rain flowers; Śiva is freed. The death of one wicked agent is celebrated by an entire cosmos that had quietly suffered him. Relief spreads when evil falls.
Reflection Questions
- Whose fall in my world would relieve many silent sufferers?
- Where might my own end of a bad habit be quietly celebrated by those around me?
Analogy
When a quiet poison is finally drawn out of a kingdom's well, the gardeners come out and strew flowers over the courtyard — not because killing is happy, but because the threat was real and now is not. The devas, the pitṛs, the gandharvas all rain blossoms; Mahādeva is loosed from the saṅkaṭa that has shadowed the chapter from verse 13.
My note
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