Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence

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Devanagari script

तयोर्वधाय देवेशं ब्रह्माभ्यर्थितवान्पुनः । विनिंद्यापि रहस्यं वां क्रोधयित्वा यथा तथा

Transliteration

tayorvadhāya deveśaṃ brahmābhyarthitavānpunaḥ | viniṃdyāpi rahasyaṃ vāṃ krodhayitvā yathā tathā

Translation

เพื่อทำลายทั้งสองนั้น พระพรหมได้ทูลวิงวอนพระศิวะผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพอีกครั้ง แล้วทรงตำหนิความลับของท่านทั้งสอง—ไม่ว่าด้วยวิธีใด—จนปลุกเร้าโทสะให้เกิดขึ้นในท่านทั้งคู่

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• वधाय: for the slaying
• वधाय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभ्यर्थितवान्: requested/entreated
• अभ्यर्थितवान्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-अर्थ् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-भावार्थः: ‘प्रार्थितवान्’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विनिन्द्य: having censured
• विनिन्द्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having censured’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• रहस्यम्: secret
• रहस्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• क्रोधयित्वा: having provoked to anger
• क्रोधयित्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु ‘क्रोधय-’ + क्त्वा (Gerund), ‘having angered/provoked’

• यथा: as/how
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (manner/comparison)

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It shows that even Brahmā seeks the supreme Lord (Śiva) as the decisive refuge, and that worldly conflict is often propelled by agitation of the mind (krodha) through speech and secrecy—bondage (pāśa) that must be transcended by turning to Pati, Śiva.

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

Calling Śiva ‘Deveśa’ highlights Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who responds to prayer; in Linga-worship the devotee similarly approaches the manifest symbol of the Supreme for protection, purification, and the restoration of dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cool anger through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined speech; applying vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and wearing rudrākṣa are traditional Shaiva aids for steadiness and restraint.