Shloka 17

भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”

Devanagari script

पुण्डरीकदलायामे धन्ये मेऽद्य विलोचने । यद्दृश्यते महादेवो ह्याभ्यां लक्ष्मि महेश्वरः

Transliteration

puṇḍarīkadalāyāme dhanye me'dya vilocane | yaddṛśyate mahādevo hyābhyāṃ lakṣmi maheśvaraḥ

Translation

O Lakṣmī, blessed indeed are my eyes today—wide like lotus petals—for with them I behold Mahādeva, Maheśvara Himself.

Word by Word

• puṇḍarīka-dala-āyāme: in the two eyes (that are) long like lotus-petals
• puṇḍarīka-dala-āyāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇḍarīka (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक) + āyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvacana? No; Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); विशेषणम्—‘vilocane’ इत्यस्य

• dhanye: in (my) blessed (two)
• dhanye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); विशेषणम्—‘vilocane’ इत्यस्य

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); सर्वनाम

• adya: today / now
• adya: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय)

• vilocane: in the two eyes
• vilocane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); सम्बन्धक/यत्-शब्दः

• dṛśyate: is seen / appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्), Present, Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (the Great God)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात) — emphasis/indeed

• ābhyām: by these two (eyes)
• ābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन); सर्वनाम—‘these two’

• lakṣmi: O Lakṣmī
• lakṣmi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘mahādevaḥ’

Speaker

Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Mahādeva is framed as supreme auspiciousness; the verse models śiva-darśana as a grace-event (anugraha) that sanctifies the devotee’s senses.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

The verse exalts Shiva-darśana (beholding the Lord) as a supreme blessing: the devotee’s senses become sanctified when they are used to perceive Mahādeva, the Pati (Lord) who grants grace and liberation.

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

It highlights devotion to Saguna Shiva—Shiva approachable in form and presence—where the highest fruit is direct “seeing” (darśana). In Linga-worship too, the devotee seeks the Lord’s merciful self-revelation through focused reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate darśana-bhakti: worship with steady gaze and mind—reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and meditating on Mahādeva so that perception becomes devotional and inwardly purified.