Shloka 16

भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा न पुनर्जन्म लभ्यते मानवैर्भुवि । सोयमायाति भगवांस्त्र्यम्बकश्शशिभूषणः

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā na punarjanma labhyate mānavairbhuvi | soyamāyāti bhagavāṃstryambakaśśaśibhūṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Wer Ihn geschaut hat, erlangt auf Erden keine Wiedergeburt mehr. Seht—da kommt Er selbst, der selige Herr Tryambaka, mit dem Mond geschmückt.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आयाति: comes/approaches
• आयाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka (three-eyed)
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘three-eyed’ (numeral compound)

• शशिभूषणः: (he) whose ornament is the moon
• शशिभूषणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘śaśi-bhūṣaṇa’ = शशिः भूषणं यस्य (often treated as bahuvrīhi in sense; here as epithet)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeshvara

Sthala Purana: Tryambakeśvara is famed as the jyotirliṅga where Śiva is worshiped as Tryambaka; the region is also linked with the Godāvarī’s sacred emergence, making darśana and snāna mutually reinforcing in pilgrimage practice.

Significance: Darśana of Tryambaka is held to destroy pāśa (bondage) and grant mokṣa/cessation of punarjanma; especially revered with Godāvarī-snān and pradoṣa/mahāśivarātri worship.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse declares that Shiva-darśana (direct beholding of the Lord) destroys the cause of saṃsāra—bondage and ignorance—so the soul is not driven again into rebirth, pointing to moksha through the Lord’s grace.

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

It emphasizes Saguna Shiva as personally approachable—Tryambaka, Chandrashekhara—whose tangible presence and vision (including in Linga worship and temple darśana) becomes a grace-filled means to liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Seek Shiva-darśana with devotion: worship the Shiva-linga, repeat the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate on Tryambaka (three-eyed) and the moon-adorned form as a focus for inner purification.