Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge

Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati

Devanagari script

ततश्चान्ये सुसंरब्धा लोकपाला महाबलाः । ससृजुस्तृणमुद्दिश्य स्वायुधानि सहस्रशः

Transliteration

tataścānye susaṃrabdhā lokapālā mahābalāḥ | sasṛjustṛṇamuddiśya svāyudhāni sahasraśaḥ

Translation

于是其余诸位大力的护世者（Lokapāla）怒火炽盛，纷纷向那区区一茎草投掷自身兵器，竟至千百齐发。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kaaladhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तर (adverb: ‘then/thereupon’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सु-संरब्धाः: highly enraged
• सु-संरब्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संरब्ध (कृदन्त, √रभ्/√रम्भ् with सम्-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु- + संरब्धाः = ‘highly enraged’)

• लोक-पालाः: guardians of the worlds
• लोक-पालाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य पालाः)

• महा-बलाः: very powerful
• महा-बलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महद् बलं येषाम्)

• ससृजुः: they discharged; released
• ससृजुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तृणम्: the blade of grass
• तृणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उद्दिश्य: aiming at
• उद्दिश्य: Prati (प्रति/Target orientation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दिश् (धातु) उपसर्गः उद्-
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘aiming at/with reference to’

• स्व-आयुधानि: their own weapons
• स्व-आयुधानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वानि आयुधानि)

• सहस्रशः: in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्या-प्रकार (distributive adverb: ‘by thousands/in thousands’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

It highlights how even mighty cosmic rulers can become pasha-bound (fettered) by anger and misdirect their power, whereas Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes steady discernment of Pati (the Supreme Lord Shiva) beyond agitation and appearances.

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

By showing misplaced aggression toward something outwardly trivial, the verse indirectly points to the need for right orientation in devotion—approaching Saguna Shiva (such as the Linga) with reverence and inner clarity rather than reactive force driven by ego and emotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pacify agitation through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate inner steadiness (dhyana) before action, so power is guided by devotion and discrimination rather than anger.