Shloka 46

देवगुरुप्रेषणम्

Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru

Devanagari script

विभूतिदिग्धदेहाय संक्रुद्धायाविवेकिने । अज्ञातवयसेऽतीव कुजटाधारिणे सदा

Transliteration

vibhūtidigdhadehāya saṃkruddhāyāvivekine | ajñātavayase'tīva kujaṭādhāriṇe sadā

Translation

Stets die Jaṭā tragend, den Leib mit Vibhūti (heiliger Asche) bestrichen, erschien er in wilder, zorniger Heftigkeit, gleichsam ohne Unterscheidung; selbst sein Alter war nicht zu erkennen—so war er in jener außergewöhnlichen Gestalt.

Word by Word

• vibhūti-digdha-dehāya: to the one whose body is smeared with sacred ash
• vibhūti-digdha-dehāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक) + digdha (कृदन्त; √dih) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘whose body is smeared with ash’

• saṃkruddhāya: to the enraged one
• saṃkruddhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ+krudh (धातु) → saṃkruddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• a-vivekine: to the undiscriminating one
• a-vivekine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vivekin (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); privative (नञ्)

• ajñāta-vayase: to the one of unknown age
• ajñāta-vayase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāta (प्रातिपदिक) + vayas (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘whose age is unknown’

• atīva: exceedingly/very
• atīva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) intensifier

• ku-jaṭā-dhāriṇe: to the wearer of terrible matted hair
• ku-jaṭā-dhāriṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ku- (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + jaṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘wearer of dreadful matted locks’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: विभूतिदिग्धदेहाय संक्रुद्धायाविवेकिने । अज्ञातवयसेऽतीव कुजटाधारिणे सदा

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Implicit kāla-transcendence (ajñāta-vayas) suggesting Śiva beyond time/decay.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse portrays Shiva’s ascetic Rudra-guise—bhasma-smeared, beyond age and social convention—signifying transcendence over bodily identity and worldly measures, pointing the seeker toward detachment and liberation under the Lord’s sovereignty (Pati).

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

By describing Shiva’s visible attributes—bhasma and matted locks—it supports Saguna upasana: devotees contemplate these marks as sacred signs of the Lord who is also worshipped as the Linga, the formless reality made approachable through symbol and form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests reverence for vibhuti (bhasma) as a Shaiva purifier and reminder of impermanence; meditative contemplation on Shiva as the ash-clad ascetic can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”