Shloka 6
Devanagari script
यास्य घोरतमा मूर्तिर्जगत् संहरते तथा । ईश्वरत्वान्महत्त्वाच्च महेश्वर इति स्मृत:
Transliteration
yāsya ghoratamā mūrtir jagat saṃharate tathā | īśvaratvān mahattvācca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ ||
Translation
বায়ু বললেন—তাঁর যে সর্বাধিক ভয়ংকর মূর্তি, তা জগতের সংহার সাধন করে। আর ঈশ্বরত্ব ও মহত্ত্বের কারণে তিনি ‘মহেশ্বর’ নামে স্মৃত।
Word by Word
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
घोरतमाmost terrible
घोरतमा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मूर्तिःform, manifestation
मूर्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
संहरतेwithdraws, destroys
संहरते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
ईश्वरत्वात्because of lordship
ईश्वरत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वरत्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
महत्त्वात्because of greatness
महत्त्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्त्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महेश्वरःMaheshvara (the Great Lord)
महेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
स्मृतःis called/remembered
स्मृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Vāyu)M
Maheśvara (Śiva)J
jagat (the world/cosmos)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse explains why Śiva is called “Maheśvara”: his supreme sovereignty (īśvaratva) and greatness (mahattva) include the power to dissolve the cosmos through his awe-inspiring form, emphasizing divine authority over cosmic cycles.
Vāyu is describing Śiva’s attributes and names, highlighting a particular fearsome manifestation responsible for cosmic dissolution and concluding that these qualities justify the epithet “Maheśvara.”