Shloka 35

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

शभुंनोद्यमिते शूले मां च हंतुं द्विजोत्तम । मरीचिप्रमुखास्ते वै हाहाकारं च चक्रिरे

Transliteration

śabhuṃnodyamite śūle māṃ ca haṃtuṃ dvijottama | marīcipramukhāste vai hāhākāraṃ ca cakrire

Translation

ഓ ദ്വിജോത്തമാ! ശംഭു എന്നെ വധിക്കുവാൻ ത്രിശൂലം ഉയർത്തിയപ്പോൾ, മരീചി മുതലായ ഋഷിമാർ ഭീതിയിൽ ഹാഹാകാരം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• शम्भुना: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुना: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; ‘by Śambhu’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• उद्यमिते: when (it was) raised
• उद्यमिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute component)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-यम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सप्तमी-एकवचन (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute with शूले); अर्थः ‘उत्थापिते/उद्धृते’

• शूले: in/with the trident (raised)
• शूले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• हन्तुम्: to kill
• हन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; प्रयोजनार्थ

• द्विज-उत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमः द्विजः)

• मरीचि-प्रमुखाः: those headed by Marīci
• मरीचि-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मरीचिः प्रमुखः येषां ते = those headed by Marīci)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• हाहाकारम्: a cry of ‘hā hā’ / lamentation
• हाहाकारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• चक्रिरे: made / raised (a cry)
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Brahma (narrating the event to the sages, as part of the Rudra Saṃhitā narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Marichi

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as the supreme Pati whose power is awe-inspiring even to great sages; the verse points to the soul’s need for humility and surrender, recognizing that liberation comes through Shiva’s grace, not through ego or status.

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

The trident-bearing Shiva is Saguna—God with attributes—whose visible power protects dharma and dissolves obstacles; Linga-worship trains the devotee to approach that same Lord with reverence and steadiness, transforming fear into devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a surrendered mind, along with simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and remembering Shiva as the compassionate Lord even when His power appears formidable.