Shloka 7
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
ततस्संहाररूपेण सुव्यक्तं परमेश्वरः । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानां जयशब्दादिमंगलैः
tatassaṃhārarūpeṇa suvyaktaṃ parameśvaraḥ | paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ jayaśabdādimaṃgalaiḥ
Kemudian Parameśvara, Tuhan Yang Maha Agung, menzahirkan diri dengan jelas dalam rupa Saṃhāra—rupa Pemusnah—tatkala segala dewa memandang, diiringi laungan bertuah seperti “Jaya!” serta seruan berkat yang lain.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Sthala Purana: The verse is not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts Parameśvara’s explicit self-manifestation as Saṃhāra-mūrti before the assembled devas, a pan-Śaiva motif of the Lord revealing his cosmic office at the appropriate kairos.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as Saṃhāra (Hara) is held to sever fear of death/time and loosen pāśa (bondage) by reorienting the paśu toward the Pati’s sovereignty over dissolution.
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: yugānta/saṃhāra implied by saṃhāra-rūpa (cosmic withdrawal as a divine function)
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Parameśvara who becomes directly perceivable as the power of saṃhāra—withdrawal of the cosmos and, inwardly, the dissolution of ignorance and bondage—affirming Pati as the ultimate Lord revered even by the Devas.
The verse emphasizes a clear manifestation (suvyakta) of Śiva in a specific divine function (saṃhāra), supporting Saguna worship where devotees contemplate the Lord’s forms and powers—often approached through the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible emblem of the transcendent Pati.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with meditation on Śiva as Saṃhāra-mūrti, offering inner ‘jaya’ (victory) over ego and impurities; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.