Shloka 35

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

पुत्रभूतस्य वात्सल्याद्ब्रह्मणः पद्मजन्मनः । देवादीनां यथापूर्वमंगानि प्रददौ प्रभुः

Transliteration

putrabhūtasya vātsalyādbrahmaṇaḥ padmajanmanaḥ | devādīnāṃ yathāpūrvamaṃgāni pradadau prabhuḥ

Translation

Out of fatherly affection for Brahmā, the Lotus-born—who stood to Him as a son—the Lord restored to the gods and the rest their limbs and faculties, exactly as they had been before.

Word by Word

• पुत्रभूतस्य: of (one) who had become like a son
• पुत्रभूतस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; भूत = √भू (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रः इव/पुत्रत्वेन भूतः)

• वात्सल्यात्: out of affection
• वात्सल्यात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात्सल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे अपादानभावः (ablative of cause)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्मजन्मनः: of the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मजन्मनः: विशेषण (Adjectival to ब्रह्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म-जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पद्मात् जन्म यस्य)

• देव-आदीनाम्: of the gods and others
• देव-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवाः आदयः येषाम्/देवाः च अन्ये च)

• यथा: as
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: 'as')

• पूर्वम्: before, formerly
• पूर्वम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन/अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: 'formerly')

• अङ्गानि: limbs, parts
• अङ्गानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रददौ: gave, bestowed
• प्रददौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord—whose grace restores wholeness to beings when their powers are diminished, showing that divine completeness is regained through His anugraha (saving favor), not merely by individual effort.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who actively protects and restores the cosmos; Linga-worship is devotion to that same Supreme who, though beyond form, becomes accessible and beneficent to devotees and devas through worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek restoration through Śiva-anusandhāna: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids for steadiness, praying for inner faculties (clarity, strength, devotion) to be made whole by Śiva’s grace.