Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

त्वत्संहारे नियुक्तोऽस्मि विनयेन बलेन च । देवदेवेन रुद्रेण सकलप्रभुणा हरे

Transliteration

tvatsaṃhāre niyukto'smi vinayena balena ca | devadevena rudreṇa sakalaprabhuṇā hare

Translation

O Hari, I have been appointed for your work of dissolution—both through humility and through strength—by Rudra, the God of gods, the universal Lord who governs all.

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; ‘your’ (समासपूर्वपद)

• संहारे: in destruction/at the time of dissolution
• संहारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नियुक्तः: appointed/assigned
• नियुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘appointed/engaged’

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• बलेन: with strength
• बलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवदेवेन: by the God of gods
• देवदेवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां देवः

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सकलप्रभुणा: by the lord of all
• सकलप्रभुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—सकलानां प्रभुः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vishnu (Hari)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: delegation of saṃhāra-function within the cosmic administration under Rudra’s sovereignty

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Rudra (Śiva) as Devadeva and the all-governing Lord, under whose command even cosmic functions like dissolution operate—pointing to surrender (vinaya) and disciplined power (bala) as aligned with Śiva’s will.

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

By calling Rudra the universal master (sakalaprabhu), the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—approaching Śiva in a personal, governing form (often through the Liṅga) as the director of cosmic processes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is surrenderful japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inner humility (vinaya), supported by steady discipline (bala), as one aligns personal ego and action with Rudra’s order.