Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

अर्धनारीश्वरप्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Ardhanārīśvara and the Impulse for Procreative Creation

Devanagari script

जय त्रिपुरकालाग्ने जय त्रिपुरभैरवि । जय त्रिगुणनिर्मुक्ते जय त्रिगुणमर्दिनि

Transliteration

jaya tripurakālāgne jaya tripurabhairavi | jaya triguṇanirmukte jaya triguṇamardini

Translation

ชัยแด่พระองค์ ผู้เป็นกาลาอัคนีเผาผลาญตรีปุระ; ชัยแด่พระองค์ พระแม่ไภรวีผู้ครอบงำตรีปุระ. ชัยแด่พระองค์ ผู้พ้นจากตรีคุณ; ชัยแด่พระองค์ ผู้ปราบตรีคุณ.

Word by Word

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg); स्तुत्यर्थे/आशीर्वादे

• त्रिपुर-काल-अग्ने: O fire that is the destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुर-काल-अग्ने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + पुर + काल + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रिपुरस्य कालः (संहारकः) इव अग्निः’ (fire that is the doom of Tripura)

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• त्रिपुर-भैरवि: O Bhairavī of Tripura
• त्रिपुर-भैरवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + भैरवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रिपुरे भैरवी’ / ‘त्रिपुरस्य भैरवी’

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• त्रिगुण-निर्मुक्ते: O (she who is) freed from the three guṇas
• त्रिगुण-निर्मुक्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + गुण + निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रिगुणेभ्यः निर्मुक्ता’ (freed from the three guṇas)

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• त्रिगुण-मर्दिनि: O crusher of the three guṇas
• त्रिगुण-मर्दिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + गुण + मर्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √मृद्/मर्द् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रिगुणान् मर्दयति इति’ (crusher of the three guṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single jyotirliṅga; evokes the Tripura-saṃhāra myth where Śiva (with Śakti) destroys the triple cities—symbol of the threefold bondage/impurity and the tri-guṇa entanglement.

Significance: Contemplation of Tripurāntaka/Bhairavī imagery is used to cultivate vairāgya and surrender, recognizing Śiva-Śakti as transcendent to guṇas and as the power that crushes guṇic bondage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Tripura-saṃhāra (mythic cosmic destruction motif)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva-Shakti as both the cosmic dissolving power (kālāgni) and the liberating Reality beyond the three guṇas, teaching that true refuge is the Pati (Lord) who grants freedom from bondage (guṇa-driven limitation).

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

Tripura-samhāra is a Saguna līlā (divine act) of Shiva, yet the verse immediately points to His Nirguna supremacy—transcending guṇas—showing how Linga-worship begins with form and culminates in realization of the formless Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as a japa-style stuti: repeat the four epithets while visualizing Shiva as Tripurāntaka and meditating on guṇa-transcendence; it pairs naturally with Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance for purification of sattva, rajas, and tamas.