Shloka 35

वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्

Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas

Devanagari script

तस्य चक्रं महारौद्रं काला दित्यसमप्रभम् । व्यष्टंभयददीनात्मा वीरभद्रश्शिवः प्रभुः

Transliteration

tasya cakraṃ mahāraudraṃ kālā dityasamaprabham | vyaṣṭaṃbhayadadīnātmā vīrabhadraśśivaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Da hielt der mächtige Herr Vīrabhadra—kein anderer als Śiva selbst, der erhabene Souverän—ohne zu wanken jenes überaus schreckliche Diskusrad auf, das mit dem Glanz der Sonne am Ende der Zeit loderte.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter) — सर्वनाम-रूप

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा-रौद्रम्: very fierce/terribly wrathful
• महा-रौद्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) चक्रम्-विशेषण

• काल-आदित्य-सम-प्रभम्: having radiance equal to Time and the Sun
• काल-आदित्य-सम-प्रभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक/उपमान) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (comparison): ‘कालादित्ययोः समा प्रभा यस्य’ — चक्रम्-विशेषण

• व्यष्टम्भयत्: stopped/immobilized
• व्यष्टम्भयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि-; causative sense (णिच्) ‘to cause to be stopped’

• अदीन-आत्मा: he whose spirit is undepressed
• अदीन-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘अदीनः आत्मा यस्य’ — कर्तृ-विशेषण

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक (proper name)

• शिवः: Śiva (as/identified with Śiva)
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition) वीरभद्रः-सम्बन्धी

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kālāntaka/kalpānta-sun imagery (end-of-time radiance)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Virabhadra

FAQs

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

It shows Pati (Śiva) as the supreme protector whose fierce grace restrains even world-ending forces; the devotee learns fearlessness through surrender to Śiva’s lordship.

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

Vīrabhadra is a Saguna manifestation of Śiva’s active power (śakti) in the world—just as the Liṅga is worshipped as the accessible, worship-worthy form of the transcendent Lord who intervenes to uphold dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Rudra’s protective presence while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating steadiness (adīnatā) and inner fearlessness; offering bhasma and simple bilva-leaf worship aligns the mind with Śiva’s guardianship.