Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यास्य घोरतमा मूर्तिर्जगत्‌ संहरते तथा । ईश्वरत्वान्महत्त्वाच्च महेश्वर इति स्मृत:

Transliteration

yāsya ghoratamā mūrtir jagat saṃharate tathā | īśvaratvān mahattvācca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “That most terrible form of his brings about the dissolution of the world. And because he possesses supreme lordship and greatness, he is remembered by the name ‘Maheśvara’ (the Great Lord).”

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• घोरतमा: most terrible
• घोरतमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मूर्तिः: form, manifestation
• मूर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संहरते: withdraws, destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ईश्वरत्वात्: because of lordship
• ईश्वरत्वात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वरत्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• महत्त्वात्: because of greatness
• महत्त्वात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Vāyu)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• jagat (the world/cosmos)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse explains why Śiva is called “Maheśvara”: his supreme sovereignty (īśvaratva) and greatness (mahattva) include the power to dissolve the cosmos through his awe-inspiring form, emphasizing divine authority over cosmic cycles.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing Śiva’s attributes and names, highlighting a particular fearsome manifestation responsible for cosmic dissolution and concluding that these qualities justify the epithet “Maheśvara.”