Shloka 4

वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption

Devanagari script

नृसिंहरूपैरत्युग्रैः कोटिभिः परिवारितः । माद्यद्भिरभितो वीरैर्नृत्यद्भिश्च मुदान्वितैः

Transliteration

nṛsiṃharūpairatyugraiḥ koṭibhiḥ parivāritaḥ | mādyadbhirabhito vīrairnṛtyadbhiśca mudānvitaiḥ

Translation

وكان محاطًا بكروراتٍ من الكائنات على هيئة نَرَسِمْهَا شديدة البأس؛ ومن حوله أبطالٌ كأنهم سكارى، يرقصون في كل جهة، ممتلئين بالبهجة والابتهاج.

Word by Word

• नृसिंहरूपैः: with man-lion forms
• नृसिंहरूपैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• अति-उग्रैः: very fierce
• अति-उग्रैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• कोटिभिः: by crores (in countless numbers)
• कोटिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माद्यद्भिः: with intoxicated/exulting (ones)
• माद्यद्भिः: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अभितः: around
• अभितः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपसर्गार्थक/दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: around)

• वीरैः: with heroes
• वीरैः: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नृत्यद्भिः: with dancing (ones)
• नृत्यद्भिः: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• मुदा-अन्वितैः: endowed with joy
• मुदा-अन्वितैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रयोगः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Shiva’s boundless sovereignty: even terrifying, lion-like and ecstatic forces move in harmony around Him, showing that all energies—fearsome or joyful—are integrated under Rudra and become auspicious when aligned with the Lord.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva with attributes—whose visible majesty includes hosts of powerful attendants. In Linga worship, devotees honor the same supreme Pati who manifests such forms while remaining transcendent beyond them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Rudra’s all-pervading presence while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating fearless devotion; this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as supportive Shaiva disciplines where customary.