Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

यथावदनुगच्छामि चेष्टितन्ते शिवापते । तवैवानुग्रहाच्छम्भो सर्वेश्वर सतांगते

Transliteration

yathāvadanugacchāmi ceṣṭitante śivāpate | tavaivānugrahācchambho sarveśvara satāṃgate

Translation

O Lord of auspiciousness, O Master Śiva—by Your grace alone, O Śambhu, Supreme Lord and refuge of the virtuous, I am able to follow Your conduct and divine ways as they truly are.

Word by Word

• यथावत्: properly, duly
• यथावत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अनुगच्छामि: I follow
• अनुगच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• चेष्टितम्: deed, action
• चेष्टितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ceṣṭita (कृदन्त; √ceṣṭ (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial noun)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शिवापते: O Lord of Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवापते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa): शिवस्य पतिः; पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular)

• तव: of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphatic)

• अनुग्रहात्: from (your) grace
• अनुग्रहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वेश्वर: O Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa): सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरः; पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular)

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (कृदन्त; √as (धातु))
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural); वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle used as noun)

• गते: O one who has gone (to/with the good)
• गते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु))
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

A devotee/sage addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse in the Shiva Purana)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

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 teaches that true understanding and the ability to live in harmony with Śiva’s will arise primarily through His anugraha (grace), emphasizing surrender and devotion as the doorway to right spiritual conduct.

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

By addressing Śiva personally as Śambhu and Sarveśvara, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord in a gracious, relatable form (often through the Śiva-liṅga) to receive grace that matures the soul toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is grace-oriented bhakti: daily Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), coupled with humble prayer for anugraha so one’s actions align with dharma and Śiva’s guidance.