Shloka 10

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

हाहाकारो महानासीत्तत्र सर्वत्र नारद । जनाश्च कम्पिरे सर्व्वे भय मायाति विश्वभृत्

Transliteration

hāhākāro mahānāsīttatra sarvatra nārada | janāśca kampire sarvve bhaya māyāti viśvabhṛt

Translation

O Nārada, a great cry of lamentation arose everywhere there; all the people trembled as fear came upon the Sustainer of the universe.

Word by Word

• हाहाकारः: a cry of ‘hā hā’ (uproar)
• हाहाकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहा (अव्यय/ध्वन्यनुकरण) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हाहा-शब्दस्य कारः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हाहाकारः)

• आसीत्: was/arose
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• कम्पिरे: trembled
• कम्पिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (जनाः)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयाति: comes/approaches
• आयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वभृत्: the sustainer of the world
• विश्वभृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; भृ धातोः क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विश्वं बिभर्ति)

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how worldly existence (pāśa) manifests as fear and trembling when stability is shaken; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such moments point the bound soul (paśu) toward seeking refuge in Pati—Lord Śiva—as the unwavering support beyond changing conditions.

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

When the world is overwhelmed by fear, the Purāṇic message is to turn to Saguna Śiva—worshipped as the Liṅga—as the accessible, compassionate form of the Supreme who grants protection (abhaya) and steadiness to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, if following Shaiva observance, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintain remembrance of Śiva to transform fear into devotion and inner composure.