Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath

Devanagari script

ततोऽरं व्यास देव्यस्ता आविर्भूताश्च तत्पुरः । महाद्भुतैस्स्वतेजोभिर्भासयंत्यो दिगंतरम्

Transliteration

tato'raṃ vyāsa devyastā āvirbhūtāśca tatpuraḥ | mahādbhutaissvatejobhirbhāsayaṃtyo digaṃtaram

Translation

ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਵਿਆਸ, ਉਹ ਦੇਵੀਆਂ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਤਿ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਤੇਜ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਦਿਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਤੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अरम्: indeed/at once
• अरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb) ‘enough; indeed; promptly’

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• देव्यः: the goddesses
• देव्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ताः: those
• ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आविर्भूताः: having appeared/manifested
• आविर्भूताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: भूतकृत् (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; धातु: भू with उपसर्ग ‘आविर्’ (to appear)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्-पुरः: in front of him/there
• तत्-पुरः: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययार्थे (adverbial) ‘in front of that/there’

• महाद्भुतैः: with very wondrous
• महाद्भुतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: महा+अद्भुत (very wonderful)

• स्वतेजोभिः: by their own splendors
• स्वतेजोभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: स्व+तेजस् (one’s own radiance)

• भासयन्त्यः: illuminating
• भासयन्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; causative sense ‘to illumine’ (भासय-)

• दिगन्तरम्: the directions/regions
• दिगन्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिगन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: दिक्+अन्तर (the quarters/regions)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Devis

FAQs

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

The sudden manifestation of the goddesses signifies Śakti responding to dharma’s need; their tejas symbolizes the awakening light of consciousness that removes fear and ignorance across all “directions” of the mind.

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

In Śaiva understanding, Saguna Shiva is never without Śakti; the divine radiance here reflects the same illuminating presence devotees approach through the Liṅga—Shiva as the stable ground of being, revealed through Śakti’s power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Śakti as inner light (tejas) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing that radiance filling all directions; this supports steadiness, protection, and clarity.