Shloka 3

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

अत्रान्तरे महाघोरं प्रत्यक्षभयकारणम् । गगनव्यापि दुर्धर्षं शैवतेजस्समुद्भवम्

Transliteration

atrāntare mahāghoraṃ pratyakṣabhayakāraṇam | gaganavyāpi durdharṣaṃ śaivatejassamudbhavam

Translation

Just then there appeared a most terrifying presence—an immediate cause of fear—pervading the sky, irresistible to oppose, born of the radiant Śaiva power of Śiva.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: देशाधिकरण (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘in the interval’

• महाघोरम्: very terrible
• महाघोरम्: कर्म (Object; describing the apparition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् घोरः)

• प्रत्यक्षभयकारणम्: cause of immediate fear
• प्रत्यक्षभयकारणम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष-भय-कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रत्यक्षं भयस्य कारणम्)

• गगनव्यापि: pervading the sky
• गगनव्यापि: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गगन-व्यापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गगनं व्याप्नोति)

• दुर्धर्षम्: invincible
• दुर्धर्षम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘hard to overpower’

• शैवतेजः: Śaiva radiance (Śiva’s energy)
• शैवतेजः: सम्बन्ध/उत्पत्तिस्रोत (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य तेजः)

• समुद्भवम्: arisen/produced (from)
• समुद्भवम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उद्+भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) used adjectivally, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘arisen from’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It depicts Śiva’s tejas as a reality that overwhelms limited egoic perception—what appears as “fearsome” to the bound soul (paśu) is the purifying, sovereign power of Pati that dissolves pasha (bondage) and forces inner surrender.

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

The sky-filling, unassailable radiance points to Saguna Śiva manifesting for devotees and beings; in Linga-worship, this same tejas is approached safely through symbol and ritual focus, allowing the mind to receive the Infinite without being scattered by awe and fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s tejas while repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and steady breath to transform fear into devotion (bhakti) and inner composure.