Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast

Devanagari script

ततो योगबलाद्विष्णुर्देहाद्देवान्सुदारुणान् । शंखचक्रगदाहस्तान् विससर्ज सहस्रशः

Transliteration

tato yogabalādviṣṇurdehāddevānsudāruṇān | śaṃkhacakragadāhastān visasarja sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Alors, par la force de sa puissance yogique, Viṣṇu fit jaillir de son propre corps, par milliers, de farouches êtres divins, tenant en leurs mains la conque, le disque et la massue.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल (Sequential adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thereupon/then’)

• योगबलात्: from yogic power
• योगबलात्: हेतु (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (power of yoga)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देहात्: from (his) body
• देहात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• देवान्: gods/divine beings
• देवान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सु-दारुणान्: very terrible/fierce
• सु-दारुणान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of देवान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण (very fierce)

• शंख-चक्र-गदा-हस्तान्: having conch, discus, and mace in their hands
• शंख-चक्र-गदा-हस्तान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of देवान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख + चक्र + गदा + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (those whose hands have conch, discus, mace)

• विससर्ज: sent forth/emitted
• विससर्ज: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: सम्बन्ध/परिमाण (Adverb of quantity)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (distributive adverb: ‘by thousands’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights yogabala—inner mastery that can externalize power—yet, in the Vāyavīya philosophical frame, such manifested forces remain within the realm of prakṛti and action, whereas liberation is ultimately secured by the grace and supremacy of Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse contrasts display of divine might with the Shaiva emphasis on turning toward Saguna Śiva (as Linga and Lord) for purification of pāśa (bondage); power can multiply beings, but devotion, right knowledge, and Śiva’s anugraha lead to release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is disciplined yoga joined with Shaiva upāsanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Śiva as Pati—so that inner power serves dharma rather than becoming another bond.