Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

देवतापरमार्थज्ञं मामेव परमम्विदुः । मदंशाश्शक्तिसम्पन्ना ब्रह्मशक्रादयस्सुराः

Transliteration

devatāparamārthajñaṃ māmeva paramamviduḥ | madaṃśāśśaktisampannā brahmaśakrādayassurāḥ

Translation

Die Götter, die den höchsten Sinn erkennen, wissen, dass allein Ich die höchste Wahrheit und der erhabenste Zweck der Gottheiten bin; darum erkennen sie Mich als den Höchsten. Mit Macht begabt sind Götter wie Brahmā und Śakra (Indra) doch nur Anteile Meines eigenen Seins.

Word by Word

• देवतापरमार्थ-ज्ञम्: knower of the highest truth of the deities
• देवतापरमार्थ-ज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + √ज्ञा (धातु) + क (कृदन्त) → ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः परमार्थं जानाति इति)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: alone, indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Particle (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (माम् इति)

• विदुः: know
• विदुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—जानन्ति

• मत्-अंशाः: my portions/emanations
• मत्-अंशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम अंशाः)

• शक्ति-सम्पन्नाः: endowed with power
• शक्ति-सम्पन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्√पद् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शक्त्या सम्पन्नाः = शक्तियुक्ताः)

• ब्रह्म-शक्र-आदयः: Brahmā, Śakra (Indra), and others
• ब्रह्म-शक्र-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः (ब्रह्मा च शक्रश्च आदयश्च)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Indra

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the Supreme Reality—while explaining that even the highest devas function as empowered portions dependent on Him; liberation comes through recognizing this supreme lordship.

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

Linga-worship trains the devotee to see all divine powers as rooted in Shiva; honoring Saguna Shiva (as the accessible Lord) leads to insight into His supreme, all-supporting nature beyond the devas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Single-pointed Shiva-bhakti—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the attitude that Shiva alone is supreme—aligns the mind away from deva-dependence toward devotion to Pati.