Shloka 12

आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship

Devanagari script

भवं शर्वं तथेशानं रुद्रम्पशुपतिम्पुनः । उग्रम्भीमम्महादेवन्तृतीयावरणन्त्विदम्

Transliteration

bhavaṃ śarvaṃ tatheśānaṃ rudrampaśupatimpunaḥ | ugrambhīmammahādevantṛtīyāvaraṇantvidam

Translation

„(Verehre) Bhava, Śarva und auch Īśāna; Rudra und wiederum Paśupati; Ugra, Bhīma und Mahādeva — dies ist der dritte umschließende Kreis (Āvaraṇa) der Verehrung.“

Word by Word

• भवम्: Bhava (name of Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शर्वम्: Śarva
• शर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पशुपतिम्: Paśupati (Lord of beings)
• पशुपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशूनां पतिः)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/समुच्चयार्थक (again/further)

• उग्रम्: Ugra
• उग्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भीमम्: Bhīma
• भीमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• तृतीय-आवरणम्: the third enclosure/covering
• तृतीय-आवरणम्: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तृतीयम् आवरणम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta/Pradhāna (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed āvaraṇa-style worship as taught in the Kailāsasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Recitation/archana of these eight names functions as nāmārcana that turns the paśu toward the Pati (Paśupati), preparing eligibility for Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: भवं शर्वं तथेशानं रुद्रं पशुपतिं पुनः । उग्रं भीमं महादेवं

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse lists Śiva’s sacred epithets as a structured “third āvaraṇa,” indicating progressive approach to the Pati (Lord) through remembrance of His functions—sovereignty (Īśāna), grace-filled fierceness (Rudra/Ugra), and lordship over bound souls (Paśupati)—leading the devotee toward liberation.

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

In Saguna worship of the Liṅga, devotees often invoke Śiva through names and “enclosures” (āvaraṇas) around the central deity; these names sanctify the ritual space and help the mind fix on Śiva’s accessible forms while pointing to His supreme, all-encompassing nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa: chant these names as a focused series (third āvaraṇa) during Liṅga-pūjā—optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—while meditating on Śiva as Paśupati who cuts the bonds (pāśa) of the paśu.