Shloka 16

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

उड्डीयोड्डीय भगवान्पक्षघातविमोहितम् । हरीं हरस्तं वृषभं विवेशानन्त ईश्वरः

Transliteration

uḍḍīyoḍḍīya bhagavānpakṣaghātavimohitam | harīṃ harastaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ viveśānanta īśvaraḥ

Translation

Leaping again and again, the Blessed Lord Hara—Ananta, the Supreme Īśvara—entered that bull, while Hari (Viṣṇu) stood bewildered, as though his wings had been struck down.

Word by Word

• uḍḍīya: having flown up
• uḍḍīya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√ḍī (डी) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; gerund)
• Form: अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त); 'having flown up'

• uḍḍīya: having flown up (again)
• uḍḍīya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√ḍī (डी) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; gerund)
• Form: अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त); repetition for intensity

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pakṣa-ghāta-vimohitam: stupefied by wing-blows
• pakṣa-ghāta-vimohitam: Karma (कर्म/object affected)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ghāta (प्रातिपदिक) + vimohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; vi-√muh (मुह्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला—पक्षघातेन विमोहितम् (stupefied by wing-striking/wing-blow)

• harīm: Hari
• harīm: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; proper name (Hari)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; epithet of Śiva

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; pronoun

• vṛṣabham: the bull
• vṛṣabham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√viś (विश्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• anantaḥ: Ananta (the endless one)
• anantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; epithet 'endless'

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Ānanta Īśvara—the supreme Pati—before whom even Hari becomes momentarily bewildered; the devotee is guided to humility and surrender as the doorway to grace and liberation.

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

By depicting Hara’s tangible action—entering the bull (Nandi)—the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, grace-filled presence in sacred forms, supporting devotional worship that leads the mind toward the transcendent Nirguna reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Nandi-focused devotion—beginning worship by offering reverence to Nandi before Śiva—along with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to cultivate humility and one-pointedness.