Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast

Devanagari script

अथैकेनेषुणा शार्ङ्गं द्वाभ्यां पक्षौ गरुत्मतः । निमेषादेव चिच्छेद तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

Transliteration

athaikeneṣuṇā śārṅgaṃ dvābhyāṃ pakṣau garutmataḥ | nimeṣādeva ciccheda tadadbhutamivābhavat

Translation

แล้วเขาใช้ศรดอกเดียวตัดศารฺงคะ และใช้อีกสองดอกตัดปีกของครุฑ ในพริบตาเดียวก็สำเร็จ เป็นการกระทำที่น่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนัก.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./particle)

• एकेन: with one
• एकेन: करण (Instrument; with इषुणा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन (संख्यावाचक विशेषण)

• इषुणा: arrow
• इषुणा: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• शार्ङ्गम्: Śārṅga (the bow)
• शार्ङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two
• द्वाभ्याम्: करण (Instrument; with implied इषुभ्याम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन (संख्यावाचक विशेषण)

• पक्षौ: the two wings
• पक्षौ: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• गरुत्मतः: of Garuḍa
• गरुत्मतः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• निमेषात्: within a blink
• निमेषात्: अवधि/काल (Time-limit; within a blink)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• चिच्छेद: cut off
• चिच्छेद: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता (Subject; of अभवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: प्रेडिकेट/विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: as if/like
• इव: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (simile particle)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Śārṅga

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how astonishing power and martial skill can be rendered ineffective in an instant, pointing the seeker toward Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (the Supreme Lord) as the true source of capacity, and on inner surrender over reliance on worldly strength.

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

Such “wondrous” feats in Purāṇic narrative underline the limits of external might and the supremacy of divine governance; Linga-worship centers the devotee on Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord whose grace alone cuts the bonds (pāśa) that no weapon can truly sever.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a takeaway, cultivate steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Shiva-upāsanā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and mindful remembrance), training the mind to depend on grace rather than force.