Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

नो चेदिदानीं क्रोधस्य महाभैरवरूपिणः । वज्राशनिरिव स्थाणौ त्वयि मृत्युः पतिष्यति

Transliteration

no cedidānīṃ krodhasya mahābhairavarūpiṇaḥ | vajrāśaniriva sthāṇau tvayi mṛtyuḥ patiṣyati

Translation

If even now you do not withdraw, then Death will fall upon you—like a thunderbolt striking a pillar—through the great, terrifying form of wrath.

Word by Word

• no: otherwise; if not
• no: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: no (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle used in conditional threat: ‘otherwise/if not’ (नु/नो-निपात)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (यदि-अर्थे)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल/time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• krodhasya: of anger
• krodhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• mahā-bhairava-rūpiṇaḥ: having the form of the great Bhairava
• mahā-bhairava-rūpiṇaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhairava (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular; agrees with krodhasya; समासः: mahābhairavarūpin (तत्पुरुषः; ‘महाभैरव-रूपः’)

• vajra-aśaniḥ: a thunderbolt
• vajra-aśaniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + aśani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; द्वन्द्वः (इतरेतर): ‘vajra and aśani (thunderbolt)’ used as a single term for a thunderbolt

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-निपात)

• sthāṇau: upon Sthāṇu (Śiva)
• sthāṇau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘in/on Sthāṇu (Śiva)’

• tvayi: upon you; in you
• tvayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Locative (7th), Singular

• mṛtyuḥ: death
• mṛtyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• patiṣyati: will fall (upon)
• patiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as the force of Rudra, warning the offender)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga identification in the verse; the imagery of death/thunderbolt aligns thematically with Mahākāla motifs but remains non-sthāla.

Significance: Functions as a deterrent (niyama) teaching: disrespect/obstinacy before Rudra’s command leads to mṛtyu-bhaya; encourages humility and surrender to Śiva’s ordinance.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: daṇḍa-nyāya (punitive descent of death) framed through Rudra’s wrath

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahabhairava
• Mrityu

FAQs

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

It warns that when ego and defiance persist, the same divine power that protects devotees appears as Mahābhairava—wrath as a purifying force—bringing the downfall of adharma and restoring right order under Pati (Shiva).

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

It emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s governance: the Lord is compassionate to the surrendered, yet formidable to those who violate dharma. Linga-worship trains humility and surrender, aligning the devotee with Shiva’s protective grace rather than confronting His corrective power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to adopt surrender and restraint through japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders to curb anger, ego, and hostility.