Shloka 19

वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption

Devanagari script

बिभर्षि कर्मरूपेण वाराहेणोद्धृता मही । अनेन हरिरूपेण हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः

Transliteration

bibharṣi karmarūpeṇa vārāheṇoddhṛtā mahī | anena harirūpeṇa hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ

Translation

You uphold the worlds by the power of Your action; as Varāha, the Boar, You lifted up the Earth. And in that very form as Hari, Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain—thus Your divine manifestations protect the cosmos.

Word by Word

• बिभर्षि: you bear / you support
• बिभर्षि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कर्मरूपेण: in the form of action/duty
• कर्मरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणः रूपेण)

• वाराहेण: by the boar (form)
• वाराहेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्धृता: lifted up
• उद्धृता: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मही’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हरिरूपेण: in the form of Hari
• हरिरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरेः रूपेण)

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हतः: was slain
• हतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हिरण्यकशिपुः’ इत्यस्य विधेय/विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Varaha
• Hiranyakashipu
• Earth (Bhumi)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that the one Supreme Lord (Pati)—here praised as Shiva—acts through many saguna manifestations to uphold dharma, rescue the world, and remove destructive forces; recognizing this unity supports devotion and inner surrender.

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

It supports Linga worship by affirming that all visible divine acts and avatara-forms (like Varaha and Hari) arise from the one Lord; the Linga is the nonsectarian, concentrated symbol of that same all-supporting reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling power behind all protective forms while japa-ing the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce the attitude of refuge (śaraṇāgati) during daily worship with bhasma and Rudraksha if practiced.