Shloka 48

Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma

Devanagari script

राक्षसो यज्ञकर्मादि वरदर्प विमोहितः । लोपयामास तत्सर्वं मह्यं वै दीयतामिति

Transliteration

rākṣaso yajñakarmādi varadarpa vimohitaḥ | lopayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ mahyaṃ vai dīyatāmiti

Translation

Der Rākṣasa, vom Hochmut aus den empfangenen Gaben betört, ließ alle Opferhandlungen des Yajña und die damit verbundenen religiösen Werke verschwinden und rief: „Wahrlich, all dies soll mir gegeben werden!“

Word by Word

• राक्षसः: the demon
• राक्षसः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यज्ञकर्म: sacrificial rites
• यज्ञकर्म: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समूहार्थे); समासः यज्ञस्य कर्म इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: सम्बन्ध (परिग्रह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक/परिग्रहार्थक-अव्यय (etc., and the like)

• वरदर्प: by the pride of boons
• वरदर्प: करण/हेतु (करणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः वरस्य दर्पः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; instrumental of cause

• विमोहितः: deluded
• विमोहितः: कर्तृविशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमोहित (कृदन्त; √मुह् (धातु) with vi-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying राक्षसः)

• लोपयामास: destroyed; made disappear
• लोपयामास: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लुप् (धातु) caus. (णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative): ‘caused to disappear/destroyed’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative qualifying सर्वम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘all of it’)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदानकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative ‘to me’

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed)

• दीयताम्: let (it) be given
• दीयताम्: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive): ‘let it be given’

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows how boon-born pride (varadarpa) blinds the soul and leads to the suppression of dharma; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such delusion is a form of pasha (bondage) that only devotion to Pati (Shiva) can ultimately remove.

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

When external rites like yajña are obstructed by adharmic forces, the tradition emphasizes taking refuge in Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship and mantra—accessible practices that re-establish sacred order and invite Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady worship through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā (with water, bilva leaves, and reverence), especially when circumstances disrupt elaborate rituals.