Shloka 16

भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च

Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते तत्र देवेन केतकं देवजातयः । सर्वानि वारयामासुस्तत्पार्श्वादन्यतस्तदा

Transliteration

ityukte tatra devena ketakaṃ devajātayaḥ | sarvāni vārayāmāsustatpārśvādanyatastadā

Translation

Als der Deva so sprach, hielten die Scharen der göttlichen Wesen Ketaka sogleich zurück und umringten ihn von allen Seiten.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उक्त’; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोके—सप्तमी-absolute (locative absolute)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• केतकम्: Ketaka
• केतकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवजातयः: the classes of gods / divine beings
• देवजातयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (जाति), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—देवानां जातयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies implied ‘कर्माणि/मार्गान्’ or collective object)

• वारयामासुः: they prevented, restrained
• वारयामासुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (णिजन्त, धातु √वृ/वार् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘they prevented’

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (with पार्श्वात्)

• पार्श्वात्: from the side
• पार्श्वात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अन्यतः: from another direction, elsewhere
• अन्यतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), दिशावाचक/अपादानार्थक (from elsewhere/otherwise)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Ketaka
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the puranic principle that divine order (dharma) restrains false or improper conduct; even celestial beings are checked when the Deva’s command establishes what is right.

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

In the Linga narrative, actions around sacred testimony and purity of worship are regulated; the gods’ restraint reflects that Saguna Shiva’s cosmic governance protects the sanctity of Linga-related dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is satya (truthfulness) and śuddhi (purity) in Shiva worship—chanting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with integrity, avoiding deceit in vow, mantra, and offering.