Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

नाभीकमलकोशात्तु कोटिशः कमलासनाः । कल्पे कल्पे पुरा ह्यान्सत्यं योगबलाद्विभो

Transliteration

nābhīkamalakośāttu koṭiśaḥ kamalāsanāḥ | kalpe kalpe purā hyānsatyaṃ yogabalādvibho

Translation

Aus der Hülle des Nabel-Lotos steigen unzählige Brahmās hervor—jeder auf einem Lotos sitzend. In jedem Kalpa, o allgegenwärtiger Herr, geschieht dies wahrlich durch die Kraft des Yoga (die göttliche yogische Potenz).

Word by Word

• नाभि-कमल-कोशात्: from the sheath of the navel-lotus
• नाभि-कमल-कोशात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषः (नाभेः कमलस्य कोशः तस्मात्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (particle: indeed/but)

• कोटि-शः: in crores
• कोटि-शः: परिमाण (Quantifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/अव्यय; शस्-प्रत्ययान्त (distributive adverb: by crores)

• कमल-आसनाः: lotus-seated Brahmās
• कमल-आसनाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कमलम् आसनं यस्य = lotus-seated, i.e., Brahmās)

• कल्पे: in a kalpa
• कल्पे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कल्पे: in (each) kalpa
• कल्पे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (each and every kalpa)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly)

• हि: indeed
• हि: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारण (particle: indeed/for)

• आन्: were
• आन्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; छान्दस/वैदिक-रूप (आन् = आसन्)

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Assertion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; वाक्य-निश्चयार्थ (indeed/truly)

• योग-बलात्: by the power of yoga
• योग-बलात्: अपादान/हेतु (Cause-source/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य बलम् तस्मात्)

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycles (repeated emanation of Brahmās)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that creation is cyclic and vast—countless creators arise across kalpas—yet all of it proceeds through divine Yoga, pointing the seeker beyond transient worlds toward the all-pervading Pati (Lord Shiva) as the ultimate ground.

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

By emphasizing the Lord as Vibhu (all-pervading) who empowers creation through Yoga, the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-upasana—as a concrete way to approach the immanent Lord who pervades and governs the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is Yoga and Shiva-dhyana: steady meditation on the all-pervading Shiva (often supported by japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to transcend the repetitive cycle of kalpas and attain liberation.