Shloka 26

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna

Devanagari script

विदग्धभिल्लरूपं हि गणैः सार्ध महाद्भुतम् । तस्य दैत्यस्य नाशार्थं द्रुतं कृत्वा समागतः

Transliteration

vidagdhabhillarūpaṃ hi gaṇaiḥ sārdha mahādbhutam | tasya daityasya nāśārthaṃ drutaṃ kṛtvā samāgataḥ

Translation

Revêtant une forme merveilleuse, semblable à celle d’un habile Bhilla (chasseur des forêts), et accompagné de Ses Gaṇas, Il accourut promptement dans le seul dessein d’anéantir ce daitya.

Word by Word

• विदग्धभिल्लरूपम्: the form of a clever hunter
• विदग्धभिल्लरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदग्ध + भिल्ल + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (विदग्धस्य भिल्लस्य रूपम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/कारणार्थक

• गणैः: with the attendants (gaṇas)
• गणैः: Sahakarana/Association (सह/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakarana/Association (सह/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like)

• महद्भुतम्: very wonderful
• महद्भुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् अद्भुतम्)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दैत्यस्य: of the demon
• दैत्यस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• नाशार्थम्: for destruction
• नाशार्थम्: Hetu/Purpose (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक तत्पुरुष (नाशाय अर्थः)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• समागतः: arrived
• समागतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘came/arrived’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Illustrates Śiva’s līlā of disguise (veṣa) and gaṇa-sahita descent to destroy adharma; inspires devotees to trust unseen protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Daitya

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva’s compassionate, active grace: he adopts an appropriate saguna form and acts swiftly to remove adharma (the demon), protecting devotees and restoring dharma—an outer event mirroring the inner destruction of ignorance.

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

While the Liṅga points to Śiva’s transcendent reality, this verse highlights the same Supreme as saguna—taking a specific form and coming with Gaṇas—teaching that Liṅga-worship and devotion to Śiva’s forms are complementary paths to the same Pati (Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s protection through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady bhakti, visualizing the Lord’s swift grace removing inner ‘demonic’ tendencies like anger, pride, and delusion.