Shloka 11

भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च

Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride

Devanagari script

नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते बंधवे विश्वयोनये । सहिष्णवे सर्वदोषाणां शंभवे शैलधन्वने

Transliteration

namastubhyaṃ bhagavate baṃdhave viśvayonaye | sahiṣṇave sarvadoṣāṇāṃ śaṃbhave śailadhanvane

Translation

ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം— നീ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ബന്ധുവും ശരണവും, വിശ്വയോനി (ജഗത്തിന്റെ മൂലസ്രോതസ്സ്); സർവദോഷങ്ങളും സഹിക്കുന്ന സഹിഷ്ണു; ശംഭു, മംഗളസ്വരൂപൻ; ശൈലധന്വ, പർവ്വതധനുസ്സു ധരിച്ച ധനുർധരൻ।

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; निपात (salutation particle)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान — epithet in dative

• बन्धवे: to the kinsman; friend
• बन्धवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• विश्व-योनये: to the womb/source of the universe
• विश्व-योनये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान — ‘to the source of the universe’

• सहिष्णवे: to the forbearing one
• सहिष्णवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (epithet) in dative

• सर्व-दोषाणाम्: of all faults
• सर्व-दोषाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध — ‘of all faults’

• शम्भवे: to Śambhu
• शम्भवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• शैल-धन्वने: to him whose bow is a mountain
• शैल-धन्वने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः — ‘he whose bow is a mountain’ (epithet)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A general namaskāra-stuti to Śambhu as viśvayoni and doṣa-kṣaya; not anchored to a particular jyotirliṅga legend in this verse.

Significance: Supports daily namaskāra: remembering Śiva as bandhu (refuge) and doṣa-hara (fault-destroyer) is held to purify intention before worship.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namas tubhyaṃ bhagavate bandhave viśvayonaye | sahiṣṇave sarvadoṣāṇāṃ śambhave śailadhanvane

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse offers a devotional salutation to Shiva as the universal source (viśvayoni) and the compassionate, forbearing Lord who absorbs devotees’ impurities and leads them toward liberation through grace.

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

By praising Shiva with divine attributes (Śambhu, Viśvayoni, Sahiṣṇu), the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva in a worshipful, personal form, commonly centered on Linga worship as the accessible manifestation of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a namaskāra-mantra before Linga pūjā, then do japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a devotional attitude, seeking purification from doṣas and steadiness in dharma.