Shloka 6

वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest

Vibhrāja-vana

Devanagari script

ततो विभ्राजितं तेन विभ्राजं नाम तद्वनम् । बभूव सुप्रसिद्धं हि योगसिद्धिप्रदायकम्

Transliteration

tato vibhrājitaṃ tena vibhrājaṃ nāma tadvanam | babhūva suprasiddhaṃ hi yogasiddhipradāyakam

Translation

Thereupon, illumined by him, that forest came to be called “Vibhrāja.” Indeed, it became widely renowned as a place that bestows the yogic attainments (siddhis).

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/from there)

• विभ्राजितम्: illuminated/brightened
• विभ्राजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + भ्राज् (धातु) → विभ्राजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (agrees with 'वनम्')

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• विभ्राजम्: Vibhrāja (name)
• विभ्राजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभ्राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (as a name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे निपात (indeclinable: 'by name/called')

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'वनम्')

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• बभूव: became/was
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• सुप्रसिद्धम्: very famous
• सुप्रसिद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-प्रसिद्ध = very famous)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• योगसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: bestowing yogic powers
• योगसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगसिद्धि + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगसिद्धेः प्रदायकम् = giver of yogic attainments)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Etiological naming: the forest becomes ‘Vibhrāja’ because the ascetic’s tapas ‘illumines’ it; the place gains fame as yoga-siddhi-pradāyaka—typical kṣetra-māhātmya logic where tapas sacralizes geography.

Significance: Promises yogic attainments and spiritual uplift through residence/visit and disciplined practice; in Siddhānta terms, siddhi is secondary to Śiva’s final grace (mokṣa).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that proximity to Shiva (Pati) sanctifies even a forest, making it radiant and spiritually potent—renowned for supporting yogic accomplishment through divine grace rather than mere personal effort.

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

By presenting Shiva as the manifest, grace-bestowing presence who ‘illumines’ a place, the verse aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion—where sacred sites and forms (including the Linga) become charged with Shiva’s shakti and aid seekers in yoga and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies focused yoga in a consecrated Shaiva space: steady meditation on Shiva, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined practice aimed at siddhi as a byproduct of Shiva’s grace.