Shloka 6

भैरवावतारवर्णनम् (Bhairavāvatāra-varṇanam) — “Description of the Descent/Manifestation of Bhairava”

Devanagari script

सर्व्वगोऽपि महेशानो नेक्ष्यते मूढबुद्धिभिः । देववद् बुध्यते लोके योऽतीतो मनसां गिराम्

Transliteration

sarvvago'pi maheśāno nekṣyate mūḍhabuddhibhiḥ | devavad budhyate loke yo'tīto manasāṃ girām

Translation

Though Mahēśvara pervades all, He is not perceived by deluded minds. In the world He is conceived merely like a god, even though He transcends mind and speech.

Word by Word

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वत्र गच्छति इति (बहुव्रीहि, ‘all-pervading’)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (even/also)

• महेशानः: Maheśāna (Great Lord)
• महेशानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महान् ईशानः (कर्मधारय)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ईक्ष्यते: is seen/perceived
• ईक्ष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• मूढबुद्धिभिः: by the deluded-minded
• मूढबुद्धिभिः: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मूढा बुद्धिः येषाम् (कर्मधारय-पूर्वपद; ‘with deluded intellects’)

• देववत्: like a god
• देववत्: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative adverb: ‘like a god’)

• बुध्यते: is understood/recognized
• बुध्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• अतीतः: transcended
• अतीतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त) ‘gone beyond’

• मनसाम्: of minds
• मनसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गिराम्: of speech/words
• गिराम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva as Pati is all-pervading yet not grasped by confused intellect; realization requires purification of understanding and devotion, not merely conceptual thinking.

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

Linga-worship supports the seeker in approaching the transcendent Shiva through a sacred form; the verse cautions that treating Shiva as only a worldly “deva” misses His supreme, beyond-mind reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner contemplation on Shiva’s all-pervasiveness helps remove mūḍha-buddhi and turns worship into realization.