Shloka 37

सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation

Devanagari script

अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्यस्त्वष्टा रुद्रश्च वीर्यवान् । हरश्च बहुरूपश्च त्र्यम्बकश्चापराजितः

Transliteration

ajaikapādahirbudhnyastvaṣṭā rudraśca vīryavān | haraśca bahurūpaśca tryambakaścāparājitaḥ

Translation

アジャイカパーダとアヒルブドゥニャ、トヴァシュトリ、そして武勇に満ちたルドラ、無数の姿をとるハラ、さらに征服されぬ三眼主トリヤンバカ——これらは御方の尊き顕現と聖なる御名である。

Word by Word

• अजैकपात्: Ajaikapād (a Rudra-name)
• अजैकपात्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज-एकपाद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समास: अजः (नाम) + एकपाद् (विशेषण) (कर्मधारय)

• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Ahirbudhnya (a Rudra-name)
• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिर्बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समास: अहेः बुध्न्यः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭā
• त्वष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• वीर्यवान्: powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• बहुरूपः: Bahurūpa (many-formed)
• बहुरूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समास: बहूनि रूपाणि यस्य (बहुव्रीहि)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समास: त्रयः अम्बकाः यस्य/त्रि + अम्बक (परम्परया तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहि-प्रयोगः; नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपराजितः: Aparājita (unconquered)
• अपराजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; this is a Vedic-epithet list of Rudra-aspects (Ajaikapāda, Ahirbudhnya, Tvaṣṭā, etc.), aligning Purāṇic Rudra theology with Vedic Rudra nomenclature.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Functional differentiation of the one Rudra into named powers: creative-artisan (Tvaṣṭā), deep/serpentine (Ahirbudhnya), invincible sovereignty (Aparājita), etc.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Hara
• Tryambaka

FAQs

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

The verse gathers Vedic and Puranic epithets to affirm Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who manifests in many accessible forms (bahurūpa) yet remains ever invincible (aparājita), granting grace that removes bondage (hara) and suffering (rudra) for the seeker’s liberation.

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

These names function as Saguna gateways for devotion: the one Shiva is adored through distinct manifestations—Tryambaka (three-eyed), Hara (remover), Rudra (awe-inspiring). In Linga worship, such nāma-japa and contemplation are offered to the Linga as the unified symbol of all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-japa by repeating these Shiva names—especially “Tryambaka” and “Hara”—alongside the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a daily remembrance of Shiva’s purifying power.