Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

एवं स ददृशे देवो देव्या सार्धं वृषोपरि । गणेश्वरैस्त्रिशूलाद्यैर्दिव्यास्त्रैरपि संवृतः

Transliteration

evaṃ sa dadṛśe devo devyā sārdhaṃ vṛṣopari | gaṇeśvaraistriśūlādyairdivyāstrairapi saṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, ông thấy Đấng Thần—cùng với Nữ Thần—ngự trên lưng Bò Thánh, và được bao quanh bởi các Gaṇeśvara cầm đinh ba cùng những vũ khí thần diệu khác.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ददृशे: was seen/appeared
• ददृशे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (सह/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition ‘together with’)

• वृष-उपरि: upon the bull
• वृष-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; उपरि-शब्दप्रधान (on the bull)

• गणेश्वरैः: by the gaṇa-lords
• गणेश्वरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; ‘surrounded by’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रिशूल-आद्यैः: beginning with tridents, etc.
• त्रिशूल-आद्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण; qualifying दिव्यास्त्रैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (त्रिशूलम् आदि यस्य/येषां) = ‘beginning with tridents’

• दिव्य-अस्त्रैः: by divine weapons
• दिव्य-अस्त्रैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (दिव्यानि अस्त्राणि)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक अव्यय (particle ‘also/even’)

• संवृतः: surrounded, encompassed
• संवृतः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective to देवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्ग: सम्-; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘surrounded/covered’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nandi
• Ganeshas (Gana-lords)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s gracious, visible (saguṇa) presence with Śakti (the Devī), showing that divine grace is accessible through darśana—seeing the Lord as the Pati (Supreme) who is ever attended by His gaṇas and protective powers.

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

While Liṅga worship points to Śiva’s transcendent reality, this verse emphasizes saguṇa upāsanā—contemplating Śiva with Devī on Nandin—supporting devotion where form, attributes, and divine attendants become aids to concentration and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva with Devī seated on Nandin, mentally offering worship while repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"); optionally perform Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application and conclude with a prayer for protection, recalling the triśūla and the Lord’s guarding gaṇas.