Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 54

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

तदिह यूयमपि प्रकृतं मनस्यविगणय्य विमर्दमपत्रपाः । हरिविरिंचिसुरेन्द्रमुखास्सुखं व्रजत देवपुरं प्रति संप्रति

Transliteration

tadiha yūyamapi prakṛtaṃ manasyavigaṇayya vimardamapatrapāḥ | hariviriṃcisurendramukhāssukhaṃ vrajata devapuraṃ prati saṃprati

Translation

ฉะนั้นพวกเจ้าก็เช่นกัน—ไร้ความละอาย—ละเลยความควรในใจแล้วมาที่นี่เพื่อวิวาท บัดนี้จงไปโดยสันติในทันทีสู่เทวปุระ พร้อมด้วยหริ (วิษณุ) วิรินจิ (พรหมา) สุเรนทร์ (อินทรา) และผู้นำเทพทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् निर्देश (adverbial ‘therefore/so’)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मध्यमपुरुषार्थ-सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थ-अव्यय (also/even)

• प्रकृतम्: the natural/appropriate (matter)
• प्रकृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘what is natural/appropriate’

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अविगणय्य: having disregarded
• अविगणय्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + गण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having disregarded/not counting’

• विमर्दम्: oppression/affliction
• विमर्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपत्रपाः: unashamed
• अपत्रपाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पत्रप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (without shame)

• हरिविरिञ्चिसुरेन्द्रमुखाः: you with Hari, Brahmā, Indra, etc. at the forefront
• हरिविरिञ्चिसुरेन्द्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + विरिञ्चि + सुरेन्द्र + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘those whose leaders are Hari, Viriñci, and Surendra’)

• सुखम्: happily, in comfort
• सुखम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially)

• व्रजत: go
• व्रजत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवपुरम्: to the city of the gods
• देवपुरम्: Karma (कर्म)/Gati-karman (गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां पुरम्)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Desha (दिक्/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition: towards)

• संप्रति: now
• संप्रति: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संप्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: now, at present)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights Śiva as the supreme arbiter who restores cosmic order by ending needless conflict; encourages devotees to return to dharma after receiving instruction.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the compassionate Pati who restrains even the highest gods from ego-driven conflict, redirecting them to dharma and peace—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta theme where the Lord corrects the bound beings (paśu) and loosens the bonds (pāśa) of pride and hostility.

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

Although the verse is not a direct linga-instruction, it reflects Saguna Śiva as the visible, personal Lord who intervenes in cosmic affairs, establishes right order, and grants protection—qualities devotees approach in linga worship as the steady refuge that dissolves agitation and restores harmony.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śānti-sādhana: before japa or pūjā, calm the mind and renounce quarrelsome speech; then perform Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of non-hostility, letting devotion replace contention.