Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10

रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation

Pratikalpa

Devanagari script

भग्नदंष्ट्रांकुराक्रान्तप्रान्तकान्तधराधरः । सव्यश्रवणपार्श्वांतमंडलीकृतकुण्डलः

Transliteration

bhagnadaṃṣṭrāṃkurākrāntaprāntakāntadharādharaḥ | savyaśravaṇapārśvāṃtamaṃḍalīkṛtakuṇḍalaḥ

Translation

ఆయన మనోహరమైన, పర్వతసమమైన కంఠం విరిగిన దంతాగ్రాల ఒత్తిడితో అంచుల వద్ద ముద్రితమై ఉంది. అలాగే ఎడమ చెవి పక్కన ఆయన కుండలం వలయంగా ముడుచుకొని వృత్తాకారంగా నిలిచింది.

Word by Word

• bhagna-daṃṣṭrā-aṃkura-ākrānta-prānta-kānta-dharādharaḥ: mountain-like (one) whose lovely extremities are seized by sprouts of broken tusks
• bhagna-daṃṣṭrā-aṃkura-ākrānta-prānta-kānta-dharādharaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagna (कृदन्त; √bhaj/भञ्ज्) + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃkura (प्रातिपदिक) + ākrānta (कृदन्त; ā-√kram) + prānta (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक) + dharādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः, पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भग्न-दंष्ट्रा-अङ्कुरैः आक्रान्तः प्रान्तः (यस्य) सः; कान्तः धराधरः (पर्वत-तुल्यः)’—descriptive epithet

• savya-śravaṇa-pārśva-anta-maṃḍalīkṛta-kuṇḍalaḥ: whose earring is coiled into a circle at the end of the left ear-side
• savya-śravaṇa-pārśva-anta-maṃḍalīkṛta-kuṇḍalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक) + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍalīkṛta (कृदन्त; maṃḍalī-√kṛ) + kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः, पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सव्य-श्रवण-पार्श्व-अन्ते मण्डलीकृतं कुण्डलं यस्य’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Gajasamhāramūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supports saguna-dhyāna: the mind is steadied by contemplating Shiva’s auspicious, vividly described form, which in Shaiva Siddhanta becomes a doorway to realizing Pati (the Lord) beyond bondage.

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

While Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, such iconographic verses legitimize personal-form devotion (saguna upāsanā), helping devotees fix attention and offer bhakti that matures into inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-dhyāna alongside japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), visualizing Shiva’s ornaments and serene presence; this complements Linga-pūjā with focused inner worship.