Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एवं भगवता तेन व्याहताशेषवैभवात् । अमराः समरे तस्य पुरतः स्थातुमक्षमाः

Transliteration

evaṃ bhagavatā tena vyāhatāśeṣavaibhavāt | amarāḥ samare tasya purataḥ sthātumakṣamāḥ

Translation

So vermochten, nachdem jener selige Herr ihre ganze Pracht und Macht zerschmettert hatte, die Unsterblichen in jener Schlacht nicht, vor Ihm standzuhalten.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन), pronoun

• व्याहत: struck down / destroyed
• व्याहत: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ā-han (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), used as adjective; agrees with ‘वैभव’ (neuter implied)

• अशेष: entire
• अशेष: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), ‘entire/without remainder’; in compound with वैभव

• वैभवात्: from (their) power/splendour
• वैभवात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन), pronoun

• पुरतः: in front (of)
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Spatial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb/postposition meaning ‘in front of’ (पुरतः)

• स्थातुम्: to stand
• स्थातुम्: Karma (कर्म/Complement of ability)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुनन्त/कृदन्त), ‘to stand’

• अक्षमाः: unable
• अक्षमाः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective with implied ‘आसन्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose sovereignty eclipses even divine vaibhava; when pride and reliance on mere power are shattered, beings recognize the need for surrender and grace.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Shiva as the active Lord who subdues cosmic forces; Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to see all powers as dependent on Shiva and to approach him with reverence rather than self-importance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and inner surrender, acknowledging Shiva as the sole refuge beyond all worldly or celestial strength.