Shloka 22

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

तद्वक्त्रं शेषगात्रान्तं कृत्वा सर्वस्वविग्रहम् । शक्तियुक्तं तदीयांगं वीरभद्रः क्षणात्ततः

Transliteration

tadvaktraṃ śeṣagātrāntaṃ kṛtvā sarvasvavigraham | śaktiyuktaṃ tadīyāṃgaṃ vīrabhadraḥ kṣaṇāttataḥ

Translation

Then Vīrabhadra, in an instant, shaped that head together with the remaining limbs into a complete form, and infused that very body with divine śakti, empowering it.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vaktram: face/mouth
• vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śeṣa-gātra-antam: extending to the rest of the body
• śeṣa-gātra-antam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śeṣa + gātra + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शेषस्य गात्रस्य अन्तः = up to the rest of the body)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having made)

• sarvasva-vigraham: the embodiment of everything
• sarvasva-vigraham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvasva + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्वस्य विग्रहः = embodiment of all)

• śakti-yuktam: endowed with power
• śakti-yuktam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शक्त्या युक्तम्)

• tadīya-aṅgam: his limb/part
• tadīya-aṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tadīya + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तदीयम् अङ्गम् = his/that one’s limb)

• vīrabhadraḥ: Vīrabhadra
• vīrabhadraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वीरः च सः भद्रः)

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna/Avadhi (अपादान/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative used adverbially)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It highlights that divine forms act through Śiva’s śakti—power is not merely physical but the conscious energy that makes a form effective for dharma and cosmic purpose.

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

Vīrabhadra is a Saguna manifestation operating in time and form; the verse points to how the formless Lord (beyond attributes) expresses through empowered forms, which devotees approach through Linga-worship and icon worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva united with Śakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating that true strength arises when the mind-body is aligned with divine power and devotion.