Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

गणेश्वरसमुत्पन्नं कृपणं वपुराददे । तदा त्रिदशवीराणामसृक्सलिलवाहिनी

Transliteration

gaṇeśvarasamutpannaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vapurādade | tadā tridaśavīrāṇāmasṛksalilavāhinī

Translation

Da erschien eine erbarmungswürdige Gestalt, aus Gaṇeśvara hervorgegangen; und in jenem Augenblick floss unter den heldenhaften Göttern ein Strom hervor wie Wasser—doch aus Blut.

Word by Word

• गणेश्वर-समुत्पन्नम्: arisen from Gaṇeśvara
• गणेश्वर-समुत्पन्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणेश्वर + समुत्-पद् (धातु)→समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘समुत्पन्न’ + तत्पुरुषः—गणेश्वरात् समुत्पन्नम् (arisen from Gaṇeśvara); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘वपुः’

• कृपणम्: wretched, pitiable
• कृपणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘वपुः’

• वपुः: body, form
• वपुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आददे: took up / assumed
• आददे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) with आ- (prefix)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (आददे)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb) — ‘then’

• त्रिदश-वीराणाम्: of the divine heroes
• त्रिदश-वीराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—त्रिदशानां वीराः (heroes among the gods)

• असृक्-सलिल-वाहिनी: a stream of blood (blood-water flow)
• असृक्-सलिल-वाहिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सलिल + वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—असृक् च सलिलं च (blood as water) तस्य वाहिनी (stream/river)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how a distressing manifestation can arise in the cosmic drama, reminding the seeker that embodied beings (pashu) are vulnerable when bound by limitation (pāśa), and that true refuge is ultimately in the Lord (Pati), whose governance alone restores order.

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

Such fearful omens and upheavals in the devas’ realm underscore the need for turning to Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the stabilizing divine presence who protects dharma and grants inner steadiness amid outer turbulence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintain Shaiva disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance and protection.