Shloka 10

Devanagari script

युगान्तोद्यतजीमूतभीमगम्भीरनिस्वनः । महाकुपितकृत्याग्निव्यावृत्तनयनत्रयः

Transliteration

yugāntodyatajīmūtabhīmagambhīranisvanaḥ | mahākupitakṛtyāgnivyāvṛttanayanatrayaḥ

Translation

His roar was fearsome and deep, like the thunder of clouds rising at the end of an age; and His three eyes, blazing and rolling, were as though transformed into the fierce fire of a greatly enraged act of destruction—Rudra in His awe-inspiring saguṇa form.

Word by Word

• युगान्तोद्यतजीमूतभीमगम्भीरनिस्वनः: whose sound is deep and terrible like clouds rising at the end of an age
• युगान्तोद्यतजीमूतभीमगम्भीरनिस्वनः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of implied subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युगान्त + उद्यत + जीमूत + भीम + गम्भीर + निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—“यस्य निस्वनः … सः” (possessive epithet)

• महाकुपितकृत्याग्निव्यावृत्तनयनत्रयः: whose three eyes are rolled/turned about by the greatly enraged kṛtyā-fire
• महाकुपितकृत्याग्निव्यावृत्तनयनत्रयः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of implied subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकुपित + कृत्याग्नि + व्यावृत्त + नयनत्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—“यस्य नयनत्रयं … सः” (possessive epithet)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific account; ‘yugānta’ thunder-roar and blazing tri-netra are classic dissolution markers used across Purāṇic Rudra-theophanies.

Significance: Yugānta contemplation is used to cultivate vairāgya and surrender; recognizing the world’s impermanence under saṃhāra supports the soul’s turn from pāśa to Pati.

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: yugānta (end-of-age) explicitly referenced; dissolution-time storm-cloud imagery

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Rudra as the Lord of dissolution whose terrifying sound and fiery three-eyed gaze dissolve ignorance and the bonds (pāśa), reminding the seeker that Shiva alone remains as Pati when all worlds pass away.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Rudra’s manifest, awe-inspiring power—yet points to the same Supreme reality worshipped in the Linga, where the devotee contemplates Shiva as both the immanent destroyer of impurity and the transcendent ground of being.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva’s three eyes as the fire that burns karma while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrāksha as aids to steadiness and renunciation.