Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एकं रक्षो विदार्यैव तच्छक्तिकलया युतः । अहंकारावलेपेन गर्जसि त्वमतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

ekaṃ rakṣo vidāryaiva tacchaktikalayā yutaḥ | ahaṃkārāvalepena garjasi tvamatandritaḥ

Translation

Nachdem du nur einen einzigen Dämon zerrissen hast, gestärkt bloß durch einen winzigen Anteil jener Kraft (Śakti), brüllst du nun unablässig, berauscht vom Hochmut des Ahaṃkāra, des Ego.

Word by Word

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying रक्षः)

• रक्षः: a demon (rakṣas)
• रक्षः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विदार्य: having torn apart
• विदार्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + दृ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having torn asunder’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद ‘of that’

• शक्ति-कलया: with a portion of (his) power
• शक्ति-कलया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—शक्तेः कला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• अहंकार-अवलेपेन: with the arrogance of ego
• अहंकार-अवलेपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + अवलेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—अहंकारस्य अवलेपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गर्जसि: you roar
• गर्जसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying त्वम्)

Speaker

Inferred narrator voice within Suta Goswami’s discourse (Śiva Purāṇa narration) addressing the moral of a boastful warrior/demon-slayer

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Rakshasa

FAQs

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

It warns that worldly victory can inflate ahaṅkāra; in Shaiva thought, power is ultimately Shiva-Shakti’s gift, and pride veils the soul from Shiva’s grace (anugraha), delaying liberation.

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

Linga-worship trains the devotee in humility—seeing all strength as arising from Shiva. The verse critiques self-glorification and redirects devotion toward Saguna Shiva as the true source of śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a deliberate bhāva of surrender, and offer bhasma/tripundra as a reminder that ego and achievements return to ash.