Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 13

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

अथ विभ्रम्य पक्षाभ्यां नाभिपादान्विदारयन् । पादान्बबंध पुच्छेन बाहुभ्याम्बाहु मण्डलम्

Transliteration

atha vibhramya pakṣābhyāṃ nābhipādānvidārayan | pādānbabaṃdha pucchena bāhubhyāmbāhu maṇḍalam

Translation

随后他以双翼旋转翻舞，撕裂自脐以下直至双足之处；又以尾缚住双足，并以双臂擒拿、紧束对手臂环。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• विभ्रम्य: having whirled
• विभ्रम्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), वि-उपसर्ग; ‘having whirled/after whirling’

• पक्षाभ्याम्: with (his) two wings
• पक्षाभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• नाभि-पादान्: navels and feet
• नाभि-पादान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व-समास (नाभयश्च पादाश्च)

• विदारयन्: tearing apart
• विदारयन्: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √दॄ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पादान्: feet
• पादान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बबन्ध: bound/tied
• बबन्ध: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुच्छेन: with the tail
• पुच्छेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बाहुभ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• बाहुभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• बाहु-मण्डलम्: the circle/cluster of arms
• बाहु-मण्डलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (बाहूनां मण्डलम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays overwhelming power in a divine contest, reminding the devotee that all limited strength is subdued before the Lord’s supreme Shakti; in Shaiva Siddhanta, the bound soul (paśu) is ultimately mastered and liberated only by Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse uses vivid, saguna (form-based) action to convey Shiva’s supremacy in manifest play; such narratives support devotion to Saguna Shiva, which culminates in steady worship of the Linga as the accessible sign of the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner steadiness through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and disciplined worship (abhisheka, bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa), transforming agitation into devotion and surrender.