Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

स वारणश्चारु तदा विभुं तं निवीज्य वालव्यजनेन दिव्यम् । दधार शच्या सहितं सुरेंद्रं करेण वामेन शितातपत्रम्

Transliteration

sa vāraṇaścāru tadā vibhuṃ taṃ nivījya vālavyajanena divyam | dadhāra śacyā sahitaṃ sureṃdraṃ kareṇa vāmena śitātapatram

Translation

حينئذٍ أخذ ذلك الفيل البهيّ يروّح بلطف على الربّ الكلّي الحضور بمِذْرَاةٍ إلهيّة من ذَنَبِ الياك؛ وبيده اليسرى كان يمسك مظلّةً بيضاء فوق إندرا، ملك الآلهة، وهو مع شاتشي (Śacī).

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वारणः: the elephant
• वारणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विभुम्: the all-pervading lord
• विभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निवीज्य: having fanned
• निवीज्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वीज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having fanned’

• वाल-व्यजनेन: with a yak-tail fan
• वाल-व्यजनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘वालस्य व्यजनम्’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• दधार: held/bore
• दधार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शच्या: with Śacī
• शच्या: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितम्: accompanied (by)
• सहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुरेन्द्रम्: Indra, lord of the gods
• सुरेन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करेण: with (his) hand
• करेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वामेन: left
• वामेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शित-अतपत्रम्: a white parasol
• शित-अतपत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक) + आतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शितम् आतपत्रम्’ (white/bright parasol)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Vāyavīya Saṁhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Saci (Indrani)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights devotional service (seva) as a sacred expression of surrender: even celestial powers are shown honoring the all-pervading Lord, implying that true greatness is measured by humility before Pati (the Supreme).

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

The royal emblems—cāmara (fan) and white parasol—mirror temple honorifics offered in Saguna worship, where devotees serve the manifest form of the Lord with respectful upacāras, cultivating reverence that matures into inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests upacāra-sevā as practice: offer respectful services in pūjā (such as fanning, honoring, and attentive presence) while mentally dedicating the act to Shiva with steady bhakti and remembrance of the Lord as vibhu (all-pervading).