Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
तन्मध्याद्भारतीं सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश्च सवासवाः । अमराश्शुश्रुवुर्व्यास कामदां व्योमचारिणीम्
tanmadhyādbhāratīṃ sarve brahmādyāśca savāsavāḥ | amarāśśuśruvurvyāsa kāmadāṃ vyomacāriṇīm
Wahai Vyāsa, dari tengahnya semua dewa abadi—Brahmā dan lainnya beserta Indra—mendengar Bhāratī, suara ilahi yang mengabulkan hasrat, melayang di angkasa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights revelation through sacred speech (Bhāratī/Vāk): divine guidance arises from a subtle, heavenly source and is heard by the devas, suggesting that higher truth is received through purified awareness and grace.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through mantra and stotra—forms of Vāk (sacred speech). The verse underscores that divine speech can confer direction and boons, aligning devotees toward Shiva-centered dharma and worship.
Disciplined mantra-japa—especially Shiva mantras such as the Panchākṣarī—performed with truthful, restrained speech (vāg-yama) is implied, since Bhāratī represents sanctified speech that becomes a vehicle for divine instruction and blessing.