Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14

अन्धक-प्रश्नः — Inquiry into Andhaka

Genealogy and Nature

Devanagari script

स राजधानीं च विधाय तस्यां चक्रं परोतीः सुखदा जनानाम् । तद्रक्षकं भैरवनामवीरं कृत्वा समं शैलजयाहि बह्वीः

Transliteration

sa rājadhānīṃ ca vidhāya tasyāṃ cakraṃ parotīḥ sukhadā janānām | tadrakṣakaṃ bhairavanāmavīraṃ kṛtvā samaṃ śailajayāhi bahvīḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วพระองค์ทรงสถาปนาราชธานี ณ ที่นั้น และทรงจัดตั้งวงจักรศักดิ์สิทธิ์เพื่อคุ้มครอง อันเป็นบ่อเกิดแห่งความผาสุกแก่ประชาชน ทั้งทรงแต่งตั้งวีรบุรุษนามว่า ‘ไภรวะ’ เป็นผู้พิทักษ์ แล้วเสด็จดำเนินต่อไปพร้อมศૈลชา (พระปารวตี) เพื่อภารกิจนานาประการ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राजधानीम्: capital city
• राजधानीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विधाय: having established
• विधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having arranged/made’

• तस्याम्: in it/therein
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चक्रम्: a circle/realm/administration
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परोतीः: supreme aids/benefits (reading uncertain)
• परोतीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर+उति/ऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप; अर्थतः ‘उपकाराः/सहायताः’ इति)

• सुखदा: giving happiness
• सुखदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सुखं ददाति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोग)

• जनानाम्: of the people
• जनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• रक्षकम्: protector/guardian
• रक्षकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भैरवनाम: named Bhairava
• भैरवनाम: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव+नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—भैरवः नाम यस्य/भैरवनाम (नामधारक) (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वीरम्: hero/warrior
• वीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made/appointed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• समम्: together/equally
• समम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘equally/together’

• शैलजया: with Śailajā (Pārvatī)
• शैलजया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—शैलात् जाता (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• आहि: come
• आहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; (पाठभेदः ‘आगच्छ’ इत्यर्थे)

• बह्वीः: many (f.)
• बह्वीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In Kāśī, a sacred protective ‘cakra’ (ritual boundary/mandala of protection) is established for the welfare of inhabitants; Bhairava is appointed as kṣetrapāla (guardian), a hallmark of Kāśī’s sthala tradition where Kālabhairava guards the city and regulates entry into its sanctity.

Significance: Pilgrims traditionally seek Kālabhairava’s permission/blessing for Kāśī-vāsa and for the fruit of Viśvanātha darśana; the kṣetrapāla ensures protection and right conduct within the sacred field.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati—the divine Lord who establishes order, protection, and welfare for beings; the “cakra” signifies a consecrated boundary of dharma upheld by Śiva’s śakti, ensuring peace for the people.

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

By depicting Śiva’s tangible governance—founding a capital and appointing Bhairava as guardian—the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva: the compassionate, personal Lord who safeguards sacred space and devotees, a core attitude in Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests protective devotion: remembering Bhairava as Śiva’s kṣetrapāla (guardian) while reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining purity with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a dharmic boundary for one’s life and practice.