Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

तद्दृष्ट्वा तुमुलं युद्धं तयोरेव परस्परम् । हाहाकारो महानासीदाकाशे खेचरेरितः

Transliteration

taddṛṣṭvā tumulaṃ yuddhaṃ tayoreva parasparam | hāhākāro mahānāsīdākāśe khecareritaḥ

Translation

Als man jenen wilden, tobenden Kampf zwischen den beiden sah, erhob sich am Himmel ein großer Aufschrei der Bestürzung, angestimmt von den himmlischen Wesen, die durch die Lüfte ziehen.

Word by Word

• tat: that (battle)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• tumulaṃ: tumultuous
• tumulaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (common), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक (emphatic)

• parasparam: mutually, against each other
• parasparam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (reciprocal adverb), ‘mutually’

• hāhākāraḥ: a cry of ‘hā hā’ (wailing uproar)
• hāhākāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāhākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• āsīt: was/arose
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ākāśe: in the sky
• ākāśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• khecara: by the sky-goers (celestials)
• khecara: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khecara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• īritaḥ: raised/uttered
• īritaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (ईर् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: hā hā

Characters & Entities

• Khecaras (celestial beings)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how even celestial realms react with agitation when conflict intensifies; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it points to the need for taking refuge in Pati (Shiva) as the stabilizing consciousness beyond fear and upheaval.

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

The alarm in the heavens underscores the fragility of worldly and even celestial security; worship of Saguna Shiva in the Linga form becomes a grounded refuge—an accessible symbol of the transcendent Pati who remains unmoved while the cosmos churns.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind amid inner ‘tumult,’ along with simple Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance as a daily cue of detachment and Shiva-refuge.