Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot
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नानायुधाढ्याः परमप्रकाशा महोत्सवश्शंभुजयं वदंतः । ययुः पुरस्तस्य महेश्वरस्य तदेन्द्रपद्मोद्भवविष्णुमुख्याः
nānāyudhāḍhyāḥ paramaprakāśā mahotsavaśśaṃbhujayaṃ vadaṃtaḥ | yayuḥ purastasya maheśvarasya tadendrapadmodbhavaviṣṇumukhyāḥ
നാനാവിധ ആയുധങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധരായി, പരമപ്രകാശത്തോടെ ദീപ്തരായി, മഹോത്സവത്തിൽ “ശംഭുവിന് ജയ!” എന്ന് വിളിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവർ ആ മഹേശ്വരന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ നടന്നു—ഇന്ദ്രൻ, പദ്മോദ്ഭവ ബ്രഹ്മാവ്, വിഷ്ണു എന്നിവർ അഗ്രഗണ്യർ।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: The cry ‘Śaṃbhu-jaya’ frames the impending destruction of Tripura as a dharmic ‘festival’—saṃhāra understood as auspicious when it removes adharma and prepares the ground for grace.
Significance: Liturgical takeaway: communal nāma-jaya (victory-cry) functions like kīrtana—aligning collective consciousness with Śiva’s sovereignty and inviting anugraha after the removal of obstacles.
Mantra: śaṃbhu-jayaṃ
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It establishes Śiva (Maheśvara/Śambhu) as the supreme Pati, before whom even the highest devas—Indra, Brahmā, and Viṣṇu—stand in reverent celebration, showing that true victory culminates in surrender and praise of Śiva.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as Maheśvara who is approachable and worthy of stuti (praise). In Purāṇic worship, this devotion naturally expresses itself through Liṅga-upāsanā—honoring Śiva’s presence as the supreme Lord who grants protection and grace.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa and kīrtana of Śiva’s victory—repeating praises such as “Jaya Śambho” alongside Panchākṣarī-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offered with a devotional attitude (bhakti) as the inner ‘festival’ of the heart.