Shloka 12

स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्

Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode

Devanagari script

रिपुं रिपुंजयं विप्रं वृकलं वृषतेजसम् । रिपोरेवं च महिषी चाक्षुषं सर्वतोदिशम्

Transliteration

ripuṃ ripuṃjayaṃ vipraṃ vṛkalaṃ vṛṣatejasam | riporevaṃ ca mahiṣī cākṣuṣaṃ sarvatodiśam

Translation

“He is the foe of evil, the conqueror of foes, the brahmin-sage; wolf-like, blazing with the splendour of the Bull of Dharma. Thus too he subdues even hostile powers; he is the all-seeing one, whose vision extends in every direction.”

Word by Word

• रिपुम्: Ripu (name)
• रिपुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• रिपुंजयम्: Ripuṃjaya (conqueror of enemies; name)
• रिपुंजयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रिपूणां जयः/जयी)

• विप्रम्: Vipra (name; also ‘brahmin’)
• विप्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वृकलम्: Vṛkala (name)
• वृकलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वृषतेजसम्: Vṛṣatejas (bull-like in splendor; name)
• वृषतेजसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (वृषवत् तेजः यस्य / वृषस्य तेजः)

• रिपोः: of Ripu
• रिपोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• महिषी: queen; wife
• महिषी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चाक्षुषम्: Cākṣuṣa (name)
• चाक्षुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वतोदिशम्: Sarvatodiśa (in all directions; name)
• सर्वतोदिशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वतः + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सर्वतः दिशं/दिशः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ripuṃ ripuṃjayaṃ vipraṃ vṛkalaṃ vṛṣatejasam | riporevaṃ ca mahiṣī cākṣuṣaṃ sarvatodiśam

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as the conqueror of enemies—especially the inner foes like ignorance, ego, and desire—while affirming his all-seeing awareness that pervades every direction, a key Shaiva Siddhanta marker of Pati (the Lord) who liberates bound souls.

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

These epithets support Saguna Shiva-upasana: devotees contemplate Shiva’s protective, victorious power (ripuṃjaya) and his omniscient presence (cākṣuṣa), which the Linga symbolizes as the ever-present Lord beyond limited form yet approachable through sacred signs.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while meditating on Shiva as the all-seeing witness who burns inner enemies; offering bilva leaves to the Linga with this contemplation aligns devotion with purification.