Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

यदायदा हि लोकस्य दुःखं किञ्चित्प्रजायते । तदातदावतीर्णस्त्वं करिष्यसि निरामयम्

Transliteration

yadāyadā hi lokasya duḥkhaṃ kiñcitprajāyate | tadātadāvatīrṇastvaṃ kariṣyasi nirāmayam

Translation

Whenever any suffering arises in the world, at that very time You descend (manifest) and make it free from affliction—restoring well-being through Your gracious presence.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (when)

• यदा: whenever
• यदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-कालवाचक (whenever)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• लोकस्य: of the world
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow / suffering
• दुःखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किञ्चित्: some
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; परिमाण/अल्पार्थक (some, a little)

• प्रजायते: arises / is born
• प्रजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-कालवाचक (at that time)

• अवतीर्णः: having descended / incarnated
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक—‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्यसि: you will make/do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निरामयम्: free from disease/sorrow; healthy
• निरामयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषणम् (object-complement)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic assurance of Shiva’s repeated manifestations)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-phala principle: remembrance of the Lord’s timely descent is said to remove duḥkha and restore ārogya/śānti (nirāmaya).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati (the Lord) whose compassion repeatedly manifests in the world: when beings fall into duḥkha, He appears in an accessible (saguṇa) way to restore dharma, inner steadiness, and freedom from affliction.

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

Shiva’s “descent” can be understood as His saguṇa availability through forms like the Linga—where devotees approach Him for protection and healing—while His nirguṇa nature remains transcendent; the Linga becomes the stable point of contact for His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in Shiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Linga-upāsanā (water offering, bilva leaves), optionally wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as reminders of His protection and purity.