Shloka 65

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

तदा भद्रगणांतःस्थो बभौ भद्रः स भद्रया । यथा रुद्रगणांतः स्थस्त्र्यम्बकोंबिकया सह

Transliteration

tadā bhadragaṇāṃtaḥstho babhau bhadraḥ sa bhadrayā | yathā rudragaṇāṃtaḥ sthastryambakoṃbikayā saha

Translation

Then that auspicious one (Bhadra), standing amidst the Bhadragaṇas, shone forth together with Bhadrā—just as Tryambaka (Śiva), standing amid the Rudragaṇas, shines with Ambikā (Pārvatī) by his side.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), time-indicator

• bhadra-gaṇa-antaḥ-sthaḥ: standing within the Bhadragaṇa
• bhadra-gaṇa-antaḥ-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + antaḥ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + stha (√sthā धातु, क्त/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound adjective meaning 'situated within the Bhadragaṇa'

• babhau: shone/appeared
• babhau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (भा धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• bhadraḥ: Bhadra (name)
• bhadraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• bhadrayā: with Bhadra (f.) / by Bhadra
• bhadrayā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा/यथार्थसूचक अव्यय)

• rudra-gaṇa-antaḥ-sthaḥ: standing within Rudra’s gaṇa
• rudra-gaṇa-antaḥ-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + antaḥ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + stha (√sthā धातु, क्त/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound adjective

• stryambaka-umbikayā: with Stryambaka and Umbikā
• stryambaka-umbikayā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stryambaka (प्रातिपदिक) + umbikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); dvandva used as a unit: 'with Stryambaka and Umbikā'

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (सह-अव्यय) governing instrumental

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it uses a simile of Śiva-with-Ambikā among the Rudragaṇas to glorify the paired radiance of divine couplehood.

Significance: Meditation on Śiva-Ambikā together is a classic Siddhānta doorway to anugraha: the Lord’s grace is inseparable from Śakti’s compassionate mediation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Tryambaka
• Ambika
• Rudraganas
• Bhadraganas
• Bhadra
• Bhadra (consort Bhadrā)

FAQs

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

It highlights the auspicious radiance that arises when the divine (or divinely aligned) is accompanied by its Śakti—mirroring Śiva with Ambikā—teaching that fullness (pūrṇatā) and grace are revealed through the inseparable unity of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti.

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

The verse is explicitly Saguna in tone: it contemplates Śiva as Tryambaka present among his gaṇas with Ambikā. In Linga worship, this same reality is invoked as the living presence of Śiva, while remembrance of Ambikā affirms Śiva’s power of manifestation and compassion within worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is paired contemplation (dhyāna) of Śiva-Śakti together—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while visualizing Tryambaka with Ambikā—offering devotion (bhakti) that honors Śiva’s grace as inseparable from Śakti.