Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

भयेनेव परित्रस्ता प्रचचाल वसुन्धरा । महोर्मिकलिलावर्तश्चुक्षुभे च महोदधिः

Transliteration

bhayeneva paritrastā pracacāla vasundharā | mahormikalilāvartaścukṣubhe ca mahodadhiḥ

Translation

Na wari’y sinakmal ng takot, ang Daigdig ay nanginig at yumanig; at ang dakilang karagatan ay umalon sa kaguluhan, ang malalawak na alon at mga ipu-ipo ng tubig ay nag-uumalimpuyo nang marahas.

Word by Word

• भयेन: by fear
• भयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (particle of comparison)

• परित्रस्ता: terrified
• परित्रस्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्रस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रचचाल: shook/moved
• प्रचचाल: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वसुन्धरा: the earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महोर्मिकलिलावर्तः: a whirlpool of great, turbid waves
• महोर्मिकलिलावर्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + ऊर्मि + कलिल + आवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (महत्यः ऊर्मयः, ताभिः कलिलः, तस्य आवर्तः)

• चुक्षुभे: became agitated
• चुक्षुभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• महोदधिः: the great ocean
• महोदधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् उदधिः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: World-omens (utpāta) preceding Rudra’s intervention in Dakṣa-yajña narrative

Characters & Entities

• Earth (Vasundharā)
• Ocean (Mahodadhi)

FAQs

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

The trembling of Earth and the churning ocean symbolize the instability of the bound world (pāśa) when divine power manifests; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true fearlessness arises by taking refuge in Pati (Śiva), the unshaken Lord beyond cosmic agitation.

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

When creation itself appears disturbed, the Linga stands as the stable, worshipful sign of Saguna Śiva within the world—inviting devotees to anchor mind and devotion in Śiva rather than in fluctuating phenomena.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and mind, along with simple Śiva-upāsanā (water offering to the Linga); the practice cultivates inner steadiness when outer conditions feel turbulent.