Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

भद्रस्य देवसंघेषु विक्रमः

Bhadra’s Onslaught among the Deva Hosts

Devanagari script

भगस्य विपुले नेत्रे शतपत्रसमप्रभे । प्रसह्योत्पाटयामास भद्रः परमवेगवान्

Transliteration

bhagasya vipule netre śatapatrasamaprabhe | prasahyotpāṭayāmāsa bhadraḥ paramavegavān

Translation

പിന്നീട് അത്യന്തം വേഗവാനായ ഭദ്രൻ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തോടെ ഭഗന്റെ വിശാലമായ രണ്ടു കണ്ണുകൾ—ശതപത്രപദ്മംപോലെ ദീപ്തമായവ—പിഴുതെടുത്തു।

Word by Word

• bhagasya: of Bhaga
• bhagasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vipule: large/wide
• vipule: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with netre)

• netre: two eyes
• netre: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• śata-patra-sama-prabhe: shining like a hundred-petalled lotus
• śata-patra-sama-prabhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (having brilliance equal to a hundred-petalled [lotus])

• prasaḥya: forcibly
• prasaḥya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra√sah (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (gerundial adverb: forcibly)

• utpāṭayāmāsa: tore out/uprooted
• utpāṭayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut√paṭ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) periphrastic (आमास-प्रयोग), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhadraḥ: Bhadra (name)
• bhadraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• parama-vegavān: of utmost speed
• parama-vegavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + vegavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (extremely swift/very fast)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Dakṣa-yajña-dhvaṃsa: Bhaga (a Āditya associated with ‘bhaga’/fortune and allotment in sacrifice) is deprived of sight, symbolizing the collapse of ‘auspiciousness’ when yajña becomes egoic and anti-Śiva.

Significance: Teaches that ‘bhaga’ (worldly fortune/portion) without Śiva’s grace becomes blindness—loss of discernment (viveka) and right vision (darśana).

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Rudra’s intervention in Dakṣa’s sacrifice (cosmic rebalancing of dharma)

Characters & Entities

• Bhadra
• Bhaga

FAQs

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

It depicts the collapse of proud “seeing” (egoic perception) before Śiva’s dharma: when divinity is denied, even the gods lose their splendour, teaching that true vision arises only through reverence to Pati (Śiva) and humility.

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

The Daksha-yajña narrative reinforces Saguna Śiva’s role as the living Lord who protects cosmic order; Linga-worship symbolizes honoring Śiva as the supreme Pati—without that recognition, ritual brilliance becomes empty and leads to spiritual blindness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate “right vision” through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and humble worship with bhasma/tripuṇḍra—offering one’s pride and sense of superiority into Śiva’s presence.