Shloka 15

वीरभद्रस्य गमनप्रस्थानम् — Vīrabhadra’s Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

तथैव योगिनीचक्रं चतुःषष्टिगणान्वितम् । निर्ययौ सहसा क्रुद्धं दक्षयज्ञं विनाशितुम्

Transliteration

tathaiva yoginīcakraṃ catuḥṣaṣṭigaṇānvitam | niryayau sahasā kruddhaṃ dakṣayajñaṃ vināśitum

Translation

Demikian juga, cakra para Yoginī—berserta enam puluh empat gaṇa—meluru keluar dengan murka, berniat memusnahkan yajña Dakṣa.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• योगिनीचक्रम्: the circle/group of Yoginīs
• योगिनीचक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनीचक्र (प्रातिपदिक; योगिनी + चक्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘योगिनीनां चक्रम्’

• चतुःषष्टिगणान्वितम्: accompanied by sixty-four troops
• चतुःषष्टिगणान्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःषष्टिगणान्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; चतुःषष्टि + गण + अन्वित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्वित’ (क्त) = endowed/possessed; तत्पुरुषसमास ‘चतुःषष्ट्या गणैः अन्वितम्’ (with sixty-four groups)

• निर्ययौ: went forth
• निर्ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘went out’

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• क्रुद्धम्: angry
• क्रुद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √क्रुध् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• दक्षयज्ञम्: Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• दक्षयज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; दक्ष + यज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘दक्षस्य यज्ञः’

• विनाशितुम्: to destroy
• विनाशितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√नश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to destroy’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Yoginis
• Ganas
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It highlights that ritual power (yajña) becomes hollow when driven by pride and disrespect toward Śiva; divine forces (Yoginīs and gaṇas) arise to restore dharma, showing that bhakti to Pati (Śiva) must govern all sacred acts.

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

Dakṣa’s sacrifice symbolizes outward ritual divorced from reverence to Saguna Śiva; the verse reinforces that honoring Śiva—often through Linga worship and devotion—is essential for any rite to bear auspicious fruit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to prioritize Śiva-bhakti alongside ritual—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and humble worship (with bhasma/tripuṇḍra where appropriate) so spiritual practice is not tainted by ego.