Shloka 12
भवं शर्वं तथेशानं रुद्रम्पशुपतिम्पुनः । उग्रम्भीमम्महादेवन्तृतीयावरणन्त्विदम्
bhavaṃ śarvaṃ tatheśānaṃ rudrampaśupatimpunaḥ | ugrambhīmammahādevantṛtīyāvaraṇantvidam
“(Worship) Bhava, Śarva, and also Īśāna; Rudra and again Paśupati; Ugra, Bhīma, and Mahādeva—this is the third enclosing circle (āvaraṇa) of worship.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed āvaraṇa-style worship as taught in the Kailāsasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Recitation/archana of these eight names functions as nāmārcana that turns the paśu toward the Pati (Paśupati), preparing eligibility for Śiva’s grace.
Mantra: भवं शर्वं तथेशानं रुद्रं पशुपतिं पुनः । उग्रं भीमं महादेवं
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse lists Śiva’s sacred epithets as a structured “third āvaraṇa,” indicating progressive approach to the Pati (Lord) through remembrance of His functions—sovereignty (Īśāna), grace-filled fierceness (Rudra/Ugra), and lordship over bound souls (Paśupati)—leading the devotee toward liberation.
In Saguna worship of the Liṅga, devotees often invoke Śiva through names and “enclosures” (āvaraṇas) around the central deity; these names sanctify the ritual space and help the mind fix on Śiva’s accessible forms while pointing to His supreme, all-encompassing nature.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa: chant these names as a focused series (third āvaraṇa) during Liṅga-pūjā—optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—while meditating on Śiva as Paśupati who cuts the bonds (pāśa) of the paśu.