Shloka 32

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

लब्धमानो भविष्यंति ये पुरा निहिता मृधे । प्रत्यापत्तिर्न कस्य स्यात्प्रसन्ने परमेश्वरे

Transliteration

labdhamāno bhaviṣyaṃti ye purā nihitā mṛdhe | pratyāpattirna kasya syātprasanne parameśvare

Translation

Those once laid low in battle shall rise again to honor and attainment. For when the Supreme Lord, Parameśvara (Śiva), is pleased, who could ever meet with reversal or misfortune?

Word by Word

लब्ध-मानाःhaving obtained honor

भविष्यन्तिwill become / will be

येwho

पुराformerly

निहिताःlaid down / struck down

मृधेin battle

प्रत्यापत्तिःrestoration / return to former state

नnot

कस्यof whom

स्यात्would be

प्रसन्नेwhen (he is) pleased

परमेश्वरेin the Supreme Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) can overturn even defeat and suffering; when Pati (the Lord) is pleased, obstacles and reversals lose their power over the soul.

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

It supports Saguna worship by emphasizing Śiva as the responsive Parameśvara whose pleasure (prasannatā) protects devotees—an idea central to Linga-upāsanā where the devotee seeks the Lord’s favor through devotion and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to seek Śiva’s pleasure through steady bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple Śiva-pūjā such as offering water to the Liṅga and wearing/remembering Rudrākṣa with sincerity.