Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

भद्रायुषो विपत्तिं च विच्छिद्य त्वमदाः सुखम् । सौमिनी भवबन्धाद्वै मुक्ता ऽभूत्तव सेवनात्

Transliteration

bhadrāyuṣo vipattiṃ ca vicchidya tvamadāḥ sukham | sauminī bhavabandhādvai muktā 'bhūttava sevanāt

Translation

พระองค์ทรงตัดเคราะห์ร้ายที่บังเกิดแก่ภัทรายุษะแล้วประทานสุข; และเสามินีด้วยการปรนนิบัติพระองค์ ย่อมหลุดพ้นจากพันธนาการแห่งภวะโดยแท้

Word by Word

• भद्रायुषः: of Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुषः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• विपत्तिम्: misfortune
• विपत्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• विच्छिद्य: having removed
• विच्छिद्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + छिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having cut off/removed’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अदाः: gave
• अदाः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सौमिनी: Sauminī
• सौमिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; Proper name

• भव-बन्धात्: from the bondage of worldly existence
• भव-बन्धात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘bond of worldly existence’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मुक्ता: freed
• मुक्ता: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• अभूत्: became / was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सेवनात्: from (your) service / by serving (you)
• सेवनात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Exempla culminating in explicit mokṣa-language: Śiva removes Bhadrāyuṣa’s calamity and grants sukha; Sauminī attains release from bhava-bandha through Śiva-sevā—moving from remedial grace to liberating grace.

Significance: Frames Śiva-sevā as a direct means to freedom from saṃsāra (bhava-bandha), aligning devotional service with the Siddhānta emphasis on Śiva’s saving grace (aruḷ/anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva, as Pati (the Lord), both removes worldly distress and grants the highest good—release from bhava-bandha—through devoted service (seva), aligning with the Shaiva Siddhanta stress on grace (anugraha) and devotion.

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s accessible, Saguna aspect: by approaching and serving him (often through Linga worship, offerings, and daily reverence), devotees receive protection in life and, ultimately, liberation by Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady Shiva-seva: daily Linga-puja with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple disciplines like vibhuti (Tripundra) and Rudraksha as supportive Shaiva observances.