Shloka 70

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

बाष्कुलीशं महादेवं सिद्धीश्वरमथापि वा । विश्वेदेवेश्वरं वीरभद्रेशं भैरवेश्वरम्

Transliteration

bāṣkulīśaṃ mahādevaṃ siddhīśvaramathāpi vā | viśvedeveśvaraṃ vīrabhadreśaṃ bhairaveśvaram

Translation

“Worship and remember Bāṣkulīśa, Mahādeva, and also Siddhīśvara; worship and remember Viśvedeveśvara, Vīrabhadreśa, and Bhairaveśvara.”

Word by Word

• बाष्कुलीशम्: Bāṣkulīśa
• बाष्कुलीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्कुली + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बाष्कुल्याः ईशः)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• सिद्धीश्वरम्: Siddhīśvara
• सिद्धीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धेः/सिद्धीनाम् ईश्वरः)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक-निपात

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• विश्वेदेवेश्वरम्: Lord of the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेवेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे-देव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वेदेवानाम् ईश्वरः)

• वीरभद्रेशम्: Vīrabhadreśa
• वीरभद्रेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वीरभद्रस्य ईशः)

• भैरवेश्वरम्: Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भैरवस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya within the Shiva Purana framework)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The explicit naming of Mahādeva, Vīrabhadreśa, and Bhairaveśvara foregrounds Śiva’s protective and fierce modalities: Vīrabhadra as the executor of divine justice and Bhairava as the guardian/terrifier of impurity—both aligning with the cutting of pāśa (bondage) through disciplined fearlessness and grace.

Significance: Invokes Śiva’s rakṣā and śodhana (purificatory) power; Bhairava-oriented devotion is traditionally sought for removal of obstacles, protection, and rapid inner transformation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Virabhadra
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

The verse presents a garland of Śiva’s sacred epithets—each pointing to a distinct divine function (bestowing siddhi, protecting as Bhairava, manifesting power through Vīrabhadra). In Śaiva Siddhānta, such name-remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa/japa) steadies devotion to Pati (Śiva) and loosens pāśa (bondage), orienting the soul (paśu) toward grace and liberation.

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

These titles are Saguna expressions of the one Śiva who is worshiped in the Liṅga. The devotee may mentally invoke these forms while offering water, bilva leaves, bhasma, or mantra to the Liṅga—understanding that the Liṅga is the unifying emblem through which multiple divine aspects (Mahādeva, Siddhīśvara, Bhairaveśvara, etc.) are approached.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Shiva-nāma japa: chant these names (optionally along with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during Liṅga-pūjā, especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri. Meditatively, contemplate Bhairaveśvara as the remover of fear and Siddhīśvara as the giver of inner mastery, while maintaining purity with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa if one follows those observances.