Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

सर्वांस्तान्क्षणमात्रेण त्रैपुरानिव शंकरः । निर्ददाह महाबाहुर्नेत्रसृष्टेन वह्निना

Transliteration

sarvāṃstānkṣaṇamātreṇa traipurāniva śaṃkaraḥ | nirdadāha mahābāhurnetrasṛṣṭena vahninā

Translation

Alors Śaṅkara, le Seigneur aux bras puissants, les brûla tous en un seul instant—comme jadis il réduisit les Tripuras en cendres—par le feu jailli de son œil.

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of तान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• क्षण-मात्रेण: in just a moment
• क्षण-मात्रेण: करण/काल (Instrumental of time-span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (mere moment)

• त्रैपुरान्: the Tripuras (demons of the three cities)
• त्रैपुरान्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इव: like/as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (simile particle)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निर्ददाह: burned up
• निर्ददाह: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-दह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: कर्ता (Subject; epithet of शंकरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great-armed)

• नेत्र-सृष्टेन: created from (his) eye
• नेत्र-सृष्टेन: विशेषण (Qualifier of वह्निना)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नेत्र + सृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; सृज्→सृष्ट, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (created from the eye)

• वह्निना: with fire
• वह्निना: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurantaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Allusion to Tripuradahana: Śiva, as Tripurāntaka, burns the three aerial cities of the Asuras at the destined moment, demonstrating Pati’s supremacy over all divine powers.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara)

FAQs

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

It portrays Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—whose consciousness-fire instantly dissolves hostile forces and inner impurities; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, his grace removes bondage (pāśa) and protects the soul (paśu) from delusion.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s active divine power: the same Lord worshipped in the Liṅga manifests as the cosmic protector who burns ignorance; Liṅga worship trains the devotee to surrender ego and receive Śiva’s purifying grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s jñāna-agni (fire of awareness) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that all impurities are to be burned in Śiva-consciousness.