Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

भद्रस्य देवसंघेषु विक्रमः

Bhadra’s Onslaught among the Deva Hosts

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिशूलमादाय शर्वशक्तिनिबर्हणम् । ऊर्ध्वदृष्टिर्महाबाहुर्मुखाज्ज्वालाः समुत्सृजन्

Transliteration

tatastriśūlamādāya śarvaśaktinibarhaṇam | ūrdhvadṛṣṭirmahābāhurmukhājjvālāḥ samutsṛjan

Translation

Dann ergriff er den Dreizack—Vernichter aller feindlichen Mächte—, und der mächtigarmige Śiva richtete den Blick nach oben und stieß aus seinem Mund lodernde Flammen hervor.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: then/thereupon)

• त्रिशूलम्: the trident
• त्रिशूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातुः—दा (to take/give) उपसर्गः—आ; अर्थः—गृहीत्वा (having taken)

• शर्वशक्ति-निबर्हणम्: the suppressor/destroyer of Śarva’s power
• शर्वशक्ति-निबर्हणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + निबर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शर्वशक्तेः निबर्हणम् = शर्वस्य शक्तेः नाशकं/निवारकम्)

• ऊर्ध्व-दृष्टिः: with gaze upward
• ऊर्ध्व-दृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (ऊर्ध्वा दृष्टिः यस्य)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth
• मुखात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• ज्वालाः: flames
• ज्वालाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• समुत्सृजन्: emitting/letting forth
• समुत्सृजन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातुः—सृज् (to emit) उपसर्गौ—सम्, उत्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Śiva’s trident and the flames signify the Lord (Pati) actively dissolving obstructive powers and inner impurities (pāśa), clearing the path for the soul (paśu) toward liberation—an image aligned with the Vāyavīya focus on yoga and bondage-release.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva—His manifest, compassionate power that protects and purifies. In Linga-worship, devotees approach the same Lord whose energies burn ignorance and negativity, while the Linga points to His transcendent (Nirguna) reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the purifier: mentally offer inner impurities into His flame-like consciousness while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, where customary, support practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of purification and restraint.