Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स वीरो गणकुञ्जरः । आरुरोह रथं दिव्यमनुगृह्य पितामहम्

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa vīro gaṇakuñjaraḥ | āruroha rathaṃ divyamanugṛhya pitāmaham

Translation

Nang marinig ang mga salitang iyon, ang bayaning Gaṇa—makapangyarihan na parang elepante sa hanay ng mga tagasunod—ay sumakay sa makalangit na karwahe, matapos tanggapin ang biyaya at pagpapala ni Pitāmaha (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-vacanam: his words
• tat-vacanam: Karma (कर्म) (object of śrutvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘his words/speech’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having heard’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīraḥ: hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• gaṇa-kuñjaraḥ: the elephant-like chief among the gaṇas
• gaṇa-kuñjaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kuñjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘elephant among the gaṇas’ (श्रेष्ठ-भाव)

• āruroha: mounted / ascended
• āruroha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruh (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of ratham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ratham

• anugṛhya: having blessed / having shown favor to
• anugṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having favored/blessed’

• pitāmaham: Pitāmaha (Brahmā, the grandsire)
• pitāmaham: Karma (कर्म) (object of anugṛhya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights anugraha—divine favor—as the enabling power behind righteous action; even a heroic being proceeds successfully when sanctioned by higher divine order, a theme aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta where grace supports the soul’s movement toward dharma and liberation.

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

Though the Linga is not directly mentioned, the narrative emphasizes divine authorization and grace, which in Saguna Shiva worship is sought through devotion, mantra, and ritual—approaching the Lord as the bestower of anugraha that empowers one’s spiritual and worldly duties.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to begin undertakings with prayer for divine grace—traditionally through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief act of purification such as applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) or offering water to a Shiva Linga with a focused, surrendered mind.