Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा चक्रमुद्यम्य पुरतः समुपस्थितम् । स्मयन्निव गणेशानो व्यष्टंभयदयत्नतः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā cakramudyamya purataḥ samupasthitam | smayanniva gaṇeśāno vyaṣṭaṃbhayadayatnataḥ

Translation

ചക്രം ഉയർത്തി മുന്നിൽ നിൽക്കുന്ന അവനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, ഗണങ്ങളുടെ ഈശനായ ഗണേശൻ പുഞ്ചിരിച്ചതുപോലെ, യാതൊരു പ്രയാസവും കൂടാതെ അവനെ തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തി.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); "having seen"

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• udyamya: having lifted
• udyamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); "having raised"

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): "in front"

• samupasthitam: having come near/present
• samupasthitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (cakram) "having approached/standing near"

• smayan: smiling
• smayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smi (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; "smiling"

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison): "as if"

• gaṇeśānaḥ: Lord of the gaṇas (Ganesha)
• gaṇeśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): "gaṇānām īśānaḥ"; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vyaṣṭambhayat: stopped/checked
• vyaṣṭambhayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√stambh (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense "made (it) stop/checked"

• ayatnataḥ: effortlessly
• ayatnataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): "without effort"

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It shows the Shaiva principle that true spiritual authority (rooted in Pati, the Supreme Lord) is not dependent on outward power; Gaṇeśa’s effortless restraint symbolizes the supremacy of inner mastery and grace over aggressive force.

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

Gaṇeśa, as Shiva’s foremost attendant and remover of obstacles, represents Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance of the cosmos—where divine order can halt even a weapon raised in pride, guiding the devotee back to dharma and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice obstacle-removal through japa and surrender: begin worship with Gaṇeśa-prārthanā, then steady the mind with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating calm restraint (nirodha) rather than reactive force.