Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

यावदादित्सति व्याघ्रस्तावदाविरभूद्धरः । जगद्रक्षामणिस्त्र्यक्षो भक्तरक्षणदक्षधीः

Transliteration

yāvadāditsati vyāghrastāvadāvirabhūddharaḥ | jagadrakṣāmaṇistryakṣo bhaktarakṣaṇadakṣadhīḥ

Translation

虎がまさに襲いかからんとしたその時、ハラはただちにそこに顕現した――三つ目の主、全世界を護る守護の宝珠にして、帰依者を守ることに最も巧みなる御決意を具えるお方。

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: सम्बन्ध/काल (Correlation-Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (correlative) ‘as long as’

• आदित्सति: wishes to seize
• आदित्सति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; इच्छार्थे—‘आदित्सति’ (desiderative sense: wishes to seize)

• व्याघ्रः: the tiger (form)
• व्याघ्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तावत्: just then/so long
• तावत्: सम्बन्ध/काल (Correlation-Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (correlative) ‘so long/just then’

• आविरभूत्: appeared
• आविरभूत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• जगत्-रक्षा-मणिः: the jewel of the world’s protection
• जगत्-रक्षा-मणिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (jewel of protection of the world)

• त्रि-अक्षः: three-eyed
• त्रि-अक्षः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (three-eyed)

• भक्त-रक्षण-दक्ष-धीः: whose intellect is adept at protecting devotees
• भक्त-रक्षण-दक्ष-धीः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (one whose intellect is skilled in protecting devotees)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a classic bhakta-rakṣā theophany: at the instant of danger Śiva ‘appears’ (āvirabhūt) as the world’s protective jewel (jagadrakṣāmaṇi).

Significance: Promises immediacy of Śiva’s grace: sincere devotion and steadiness invite timely divine protection; reinforces faith in Śiva as universal guardian.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Hara/Tryaksha)

FAQs

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

This verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who actively intervenes in the world to protect the bhakta; it teaches that sincere surrender draws the Lord’s grace, which removes fear and obstacles.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Hara who manifests with attributes (Tryakṣa) and compassionate action; Linga-worship similarly approaches the transcendent Lord through a tangible, grace-bearing form that assures protection and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady bhakti; as a supportive observance, wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders of Śiva’s protection and detachment.