Shloka 59

द्विजेश्वरावतारः

The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara

Devanagari script

भद्रायुरुवाच एक एव वरो नाथ यद्भवान्परमेश्वरः । भवतापप्रतप्तस्य मम प्रत्यक्षतां गतः

Transliteration

bhadrāyuruvāca eka eva varo nātha yadbhavānparameśvaraḥ | bhavatāpaprataptasya mama pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ

Translation

ພັດຣາຍຸກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພຣະເຈົ້າ! ພອນອັນດຽວນີ້ພໍແລ້ວ—ຄືພຣະອົງ ຜູ້ເປັນອີສະວະຣະສູງສຸດ ໄດ້ມາປະຈັກຕໍ່ໜ້າຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ເພາະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຖືກເຜົາໄໝ້ໂດຍໄຟແຫ່ງທຸກຂ໌ໃນສັງສາຣ»។

Word by Word

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: since/that
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय/यत्-सम्बन्ध (relative particle introducing clause)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition to भवान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'supreme of lords')

• भवतापप्रतप्तस्य: of me who is scorched by worldly suffering
• भवतापप्रतप्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation to मम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवताप-प्रतप्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; 'भव-ताप' (saṃsāra-heat) + 'प्रतप्त' (past passive participle from तप्)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: direct presence/visibility
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• गतः: has come/attained
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate: 'has come/attained')
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Bhadrāyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

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 the highest “boon” is Shiva’s direct grace-filled presence (darśana), which cools the bhava-tāpa—the burning distress of saṁsāra—and turns the soul toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva—Shiva who is approachable and revealable—showing that sincere devotion culminates in tangible nearness; Linga-worship similarly aims at invoking Shiva’s living presence and grace, not mere symbolism.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s darśana through steady bhakti—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā with reverence—praying for inner cooling from bhava-tāpa rather than worldly gains.