Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धतरो विष्णुश्चक्रमुद्यम्य सत्वरः । तस्मिन्वीरो समुत्स्रष्टुं तदानीमुद्यतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhataro viṣṇuścakramudyamya satvaraḥ | tasminvīro samutsraṣṭuṃ tadānīmudyato 'bhavat

Translation

Dann wurde Viṣṇu noch zorniger, hob eilig seinen Diskus empor; in eben diesem Augenblick war der Tapfere bereit, ihn gegen ihn zu schleudern.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereupon/then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); अपादान/कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (ablative/adverbial): "thereupon/from that"

• kruddhataraḥ: more enraged
• kruddhataraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (कृदन्त) + tara (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-डिग्री (comparative) "more angry"

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• udyamya: having raised
• udyamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); "having lifted/raised"

• satvaraḥ: swiftly/hastily (as one who is hasty)
• satvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; "hasty/quick"

• tasmin: upon him/therein
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; "in/on him/that"

• vīraḥ: the hero/warrior
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• samutsraṣṭum: to hurl forth
• samutsraṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); "to hurl/let fly"

• tadānīm: at that moment
• tadānīm: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb): "at that time"

• udyataḥ: ready/poised
• udyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; "raised/ready"

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights how anger and rivalry can arise even in exalted beings at the level of saguna manifestation, while Shaiva Siddhanta points beyond such agitation to Pati (Shiva) as the transcendent Lord who alone grants inner peace and liberation.

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

The verse depicts conflict in personal divine forms, reminding devotees that the Linga signifies the stable, supreme principle of Shiva beyond changing emotions; worship of the Linga anchors the mind in the unshaken Lord rather than in contention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pacify wrath through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and, where traditional, to wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra-bhasma as reminders of restraint, purity, and devotion.