Shloka 21

तृतीयनेत्राग्निनिवृत्तिः / Quelling the Fire of the Third Eye

Vāḍava Fire Placed in the Ocean

Devanagari script

ततः प्रविष्टो जलधौ स वाडवतनुः शुचिः । वार्योघान्सुदहंस्तस्य ज्वालामालाभिदीपितः

Transliteration

tataḥ praviṣṭo jaladhau sa vāḍavatanuḥ śuciḥ | vāryoghānsudahaṃstasya jvālāmālābhidīpitaḥ

Translation

Kemudian ia yang suci, mengambil wujud api bawah-laut (Vāḍava), memasuki samudra; menyala dengan untaian nyala api, ia membakar derasnya arus air samudra itu dengan dahsyat.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त; प्र-विश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having entered’

• जलधौ: in the ocean
• जलधौ: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाडवतनुः: one whose body is (that of) the vāḍava-fire
• वाडवतनुः: कर्ता (Apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वाडवस्य तनुः = form/body of the submarine fire/‘vāḍava’)

• शुचिः: pure/bright
• शुचिः: विशेषण (सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वार्य-ओघान्: masses/streams of water
• वार्य-ओघान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वारिणाम् ओघाः = streams/masses of water)

• सुदहन्: burning intensely
• सुदहन्: क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषण (सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दहन् (कृदन्त; दह् (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle); उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु’ = well/intensely

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ज्वालामाला-अभिदीपितः: kindled by a garland of flames
• ज्वालामाला-अभिदीपितः: विशेषण (सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिदीपित (कृदन्त; अभि-दीप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (ज्वालामालया अभिदीपितः = kindled/illuminated by a garland of flames); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva’s purifying power as an inner “fire” that enters the vast ocean of worldly experience and burns the rushing currents of impurity—symbolizing the Siddhānta theme that Pati (Shiva) alone can dissolve pāśa (bondage) and cleanse the soul.

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

It portrays Saguna Shiva as an active, accessible power who manifests in a specific form (Vāḍava) to regulate and purify creation—mirroring how the Liṅga is worshipped as Shiva’s tangible presence through which grace and purification are received.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the purifier (śuci) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating a flame of awareness burning impurities; ritually, this aligns with Mahāśivarātri worship using bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of purification and dissolution.