Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

यदिदं देवदेवानां कृतमन्तुषु दूषणम् । तदिदं भूषणं मन्येत अंगीकारगौरवात्

Transliteration

yadidaṃ devadevānāṃ kṛtamantuṣu dūṣaṇam | tadidaṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ manyeta aṃgīkāragauravāt

Translation

Quel que soit le blâme que les dieux des dieux aient porté contre ces gens, qu’on tienne ce blâme même pour un ornement, tant est grande la noblesse de l’accueillir avec humilité.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक ‘that which’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘this’ (appositional)

• देव-देवानाम्: of the God of gods / of the gods’ lord
• देव-देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवाः = gods of gods); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done’

• अन्तुषु: among (them) / within
• अन्तुषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘among the inner ones/within’ (context: among themselves/within minds)

• दूषणम्: fault / blame
• दूषणम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘this’

• भूषणम्: ornament
• भूषणम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मन्येत: should consider
• मन्येत: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘should consider’

• अङ्गीकार-गौरवात्: because of the nobility of acceptance
• अङ्गीकार-गौरवात्: हेतु (Hetu/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गीकार (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अङ्गीकारस्य गौरवम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (गौरव), पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva virtue of humility: when censure comes—even from highly placed beings—accepting it without ego purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bonds (pāśa), becoming an inner “ornament” that supports liberation under the grace of Pati, Shiva.

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

Linga-worship emphasizes inner purification over social honor. This verse aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion where the devotee offers pride and self-justification into Shiva, accepting blame as tapas, thereby making the heart fit for steady Linga-dhyana and bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily self-offering (ātma-nivedana) with the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and consciously respond to criticism with silence, forgiveness, and remembrance of Shiva—treating the moment as tapas rather than retaliation.