Shloka 39

दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनाभिधं चक्रमेतस्मिन्न लगिष्यति । शैवचक्रमिदं यस्मादशैवलयकारणम्

Transliteration

sudarśanābhidhaṃ cakrametasminna lagiṣyati | śaivacakramidaṃ yasmādaśaivalayakāraṇam

Translation

The discus known as Sudarśana will not be effective against this. For this is the Śaiva discus—by its very nature it becomes the cause of the destruction of all that is non-Śaiva (opposed to Śiva).

Word by Word

• सुदर्शन-अभिधम्: called 'Sudarśana'
• सुदर्शन-अभिधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नामधेयार्थ: 'named Sudarśana')

• चक्रम्: discus, wheel-weapon
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एतस्मिन्: in this (one/thing)
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• लगिष्यति: will attach/adhere, will take effect
• लगिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लग् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शैव-चक्रम्: the Śaiva discus
• शैव-चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('Śaiva' as qualifier of 'cakra')

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यस्मात्: because of which, from which
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अशैव-लय-कारणम्: cause of destruction of the non-Śaivas
• अशैव-लय-कारणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशैव (प्रातिपदिक) + लय (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद: 'cause of dissolution of the non-Śaivas')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sudarshana Chakra

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva’s supreme, dissolving power: the ‘Śaiva discus’ symbolizes the force of Śiva-tattva that dissolves aśaiva tendencies—ego, hostility to dharma, and resistance to Śiva-bhakti—leading the seeker toward liberation.

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

By affirming Śiva’s overriding sovereignty, it supports Saguna Śiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—as a direct means to align with Śiva’s grace, through which obstructive, non-Śaiva dispositions are ‘dissolved’ in devotion and right understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and inner renunciation of aśaiva qualities; this ‘Śaiva chakra’ is realized as the cutting away of bondage (pāśa) in daily practice.