Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

अनेनैव स्वरूपेण व्याघ्रेश इति नामतः । कुरु रक्षां महादेव ज्येष्ठस्थानस्य सर्वदा

Transliteration

anenaiva svarūpeṇa vyāghreśa iti nāmataḥ | kuru rakṣāṃ mahādeva jyeṣṭhasthānasya sarvadā

Translation

ହେ ମହାଦେବ! ଏହି ଏକେ ସ୍ୱରୂପରେ “ବ୍ୟାଘ୍ରେଶ” ନାମରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ହୋଇ, ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠସ୍ଥାନକୁ ସଦା ରକ୍ଷା କର।

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this; with this
• अनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारण (particle: 'indeed/only')

• स्वरूपेण: in (this) form
• स्वरूपेण: Karana (करण/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याघ्र-ईश: O Vyāghreśa (lord of tigers)
• व्याघ्र-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive: 'lord of tigers')

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), इत्यादि-निर्देशक (quotative particle)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकार/हेतुवाचक (adverb: 'by name/as named')

• कुरु: do; make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• रक्षाम्: protection
• रक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'great god')

• ज्येष्ठ-स्थानस्य: of the foremost seat/place
• ज्येष्ठ-स्थानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (sense: 'of the foremost place/seat')

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb: 'always')

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, reporting the prayer/request within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The devotees request Śiva to abide permanently ‘in this very form’ under the name Vyāghreśa and to protect the ‘Jyeṣṭha-sthāna’, indicating the naming/establishment of a local protective manifestation.

Significance: Promises kṣetra-rakṣā (guardianship of the holy place) and ongoing welfare for residents; reinforces the idea of Śiva’s accessible arcā/manifest presence.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: anenaiva svarūpeṇa … vyāghreśa iti nāmataḥ … kuru rakṣāṃ mahādeva

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse is a direct śaraṇāgati (surrender) prayer asking Śiva, in a specific saguna form (Vyāghreśa), to continuously guard a foremost sacred seat (Jyeṣṭha-sthāna), affirming Śiva as Pati—the supreme protector and refuge.

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

By invoking Śiva “in this very form” and “by name,” the verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes and a recognized manifestation—commonly centered on a kṣetra and its liṅga, where protection and grace are sought through worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform rakṣā-prārthanā: recite Śiva’s name (here, “Vyāghreśa”), offer worship at the sacred place/liṅga, and conclude with a protective sankalpa for continual divine guardianship—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) if one follows Shaiva practice.