Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 14

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

भिन्दन्नुरसि बाहुभ्यान्निजग्राह हरो हरिम् । ततो जगाम गगनन्देवैस्सह महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

bhindannurasi bāhubhyānnijagrāha haro harim | tato jagāma gaganandevaissaha maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

撕裂其胸膛后，哈罗（湿婆）以双臂擒住哈利（毗湿奴）。随后，他与诸天及诸大圣仙同在，行于长空之中。

Word by Word

• bhindan: splitting, piercing
• bhindan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (शतृ-प्रत्यय/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन (कर्तरि प्रयोगः)

• urasi: in the chest
• urasi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• bāhubhyām: with (his) two arms
• bāhubhyām: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन

• nijagrāha: seized, grasped
• nijagrāha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/particle)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• gaganam: to the sky
• gaganam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (गन्तव्य-देशः)

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-सम्बन्धे/with; postposition-like)

• maharṣibhiḥ: with the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It portrays Hara’s sovereign power to restrain even Hari, emphasizing that the Supreme Lord (Pati) governs all divine functions and restores dharma through His līlā and grace.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva acting decisively in the cosmos; Linga-worship venerates that same supreme reality in an accessible form, reminding devotees that all powers ultimately rest in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as the supreme protector and restrainer of egoic power, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to devotion and focus.