Shloka 2

उत्पातवर्णनम् / Description of Portents at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

उत्पाता विविधाश्चासन् वीरभद्रे गणान्विते । त्रिविधा अपि देवर्षे यज्ञविध्वंससूचकाः

Transliteration

utpātā vividhāścāsan vīrabhadre gaṇānvite | trividhā api devarṣe yajñavidhvaṃsasūcakāḥ

Translation

Ô sage divin, lorsque Vīrabhadra, entouré des Gaṇas, fut présent, maints présages funestes apparurent—de trois sortes en vérité—annonçant la destruction du sacrifice.

Word by Word

• उत्पाताः: portents/omens
• उत्पाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Plural

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying 'उत्पाताः'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वीरभद्रे: in/with Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7-सप्तमी), Singular

• गण-अन्विते: accompanied by gaṇas
• गण-अन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Locative (7-सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying 'वीरभद्रे'

• त्रिविधाः: threefold
• त्रिविधाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying 'उत्पाताः' (understood)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8-सम्बोधन), Singular

• यज्ञ-विध्वंस-सूचकाः: indicating the destruction of the sacrifice
• यज्ञ-विध्वंस-सूचकाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + विध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक) + सूचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1-प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying 'उत्पाताः'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The ‘threefold portents’ (trividha-utpāta) are classical indicators that dharma is disturbed; here they foreshadow the concealment of merit and the collapse of Dakṣa’s yajña due to offense against Śiva.

Significance: Warns that arrogance in ritual (karma-kāṇḍa) veils grace (anugraha) and invites tirodhāna—loss of clarity and auspiciousness.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Trividha-utpāta (commonly read as ādhyātmika/ādhibhautika/ādhidaivika disturbances) signaling yajña-vidhvaṃsa.

Characters & Entities

• Virabhadra
• Ganas
• Yajna

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that when divine justice (Shiva’s śakti expressed through Vīrabhadra and the Gaṇas) moves to correct adharma, the cosmos reflects it through portents—signaling that prideful, Shiva-disconnected ritualism cannot stand.

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

Vīrabhadra represents Saguna Shiva’s active, protective power. The omens warn that worship and yajña attain purity and completion only when rooted in reverence for Shiva (often centered on the Linga as the sacred focus of devotion).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is to sanctify all rites with Shiva-bhakti—recite the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and approach worship with humility, avoiding ego-driven ritual performance.