Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast

Devanagari script

शरेण घनतीव्रेण भद्रो रुद्रपराक्रमः । विव्याध कुपितो गाढं ललाटे विष्णुमव्ययम्

Transliteration

śareṇa ghanatīvreṇa bhadro rudraparākramaḥ | vivyādha kupito gāḍhaṃ lalāṭe viṣṇumavyayam

Translation

Daraufhin durchbohrte Bhadra — mächtig durch Rudras eigenen Heldenmut — im Zorn den unvergänglichen Vishnu fest an der Stirn mit einem dichten, überaus gewaltigen Pfeil.

Word by Word

• शरेण: with an arrow
• शरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• घन-तीव्रेण: dense and sharp/very intense
• घन-तीव्रेण: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक) + तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः घनः तीव्रः (विशेषण-विशेष्य) — विशेषणम् (qualifying शरेण)

• भद्रः: Bhadra
• भद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्र-पराक्रमः: having Rudra-like valor / Rudra’s prowess
• रुद्र-पराक्रमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः रुद्रस्य पराक्रमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (qualifying भद्रः)

• विव्याध: pierced
• विव्याध: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• कुपितः: enraged
• कुपितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally: enraged), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying भद्रः)

• गाढम्: deeply/firmly
• गाढम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative/avyaya usage: intensely/deeply)

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विष्णुम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Bhadra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that divine power (śakti) ultimately proceeds from Rudra (Pati); even exalted deities are shown within the cosmic order, encouraging humility and surrender to Shiva’s supreme governance.

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

By portraying Rudra’s might as operative through his attendant (Bhadra), the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion—worship of Shiva’s manifest sovereignty—commonly centered on the Linga as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) expressed through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady remembrance of Shiva as Pati, the Lord who subdues ego and grants right order and liberation.