Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

देवोपि तत्र भगवानन्तरिक्षे स्थितः प्रभुः । सगणः सर्वगः शर्वस्सर्वलोकमहेश्वरः

Transliteration

devopi tatra bhagavānantarikṣe sthitaḥ prabhuḥ | sagaṇaḥ sarvagaḥ śarvassarvalokamaheśvaraḥ

Translation

Là aussi, le Seigneur Bienheureux—bien que divin—se tint dans le ciel intermédiaire comme Maître souverain. Entouré de ses gaṇas, omniprésent, Il est Śarva, le Grand Seigneur de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• devaḥ: the god (Śiva)
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: 'also')

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• antarikṣe: in the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sthitaḥ: standing/remaining
• sthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) / predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with his gaṇas
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of prabhuḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('with attendants/gaṇas')

• sarva-gaḥ: all-pervading
• sarva-gaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('going everywhere')

• śarvaḥ: Śarva (Śiva)
• śarvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-loka-maheśvaraḥ: great lord of all worlds
• sarva-loka-maheśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('great lord of all worlds')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Sharva
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as both manifest (with His gaṇas, visible in the sky) and transcendent in scope (sarvaga—all-pervading), affirming Pati as the supreme Lord who governs and liberates all worlds.

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

By describing the Lord ‘with gaṇas’ and ‘standing in the antariksha,’ the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—approachable for devotion—while ‘sarvaga’ supports Linga-worship as a symbol of the omnipresent Śiva beyond limited form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as sarvaga (all-pervading) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing Him as Mahēśvara attended by gaṇas; this supports inner steadiness and devotion leading toward liberation.