Shloka 12

हिरण्यपुरवर्णनम्

Description of Hiraṇyapura and the Nivātakavacas

Devanagari script

अत्र भूतपतिर्नाम सर्वभूतमहेश्वर: । भूतये सर्वभूतानामचरत्‌ तप उत्तमम्‌,सर्वभूतमहेश्वर भगवान्‌ भूतनाथने सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक कल्याणके लिये यहाँ उत्तम तपस्या की थी

Transliteration

atra bhūtapatiḥ nāma sarvabhūtamaheśvaraḥ | bhūtaye sarvabhūtānām acarat tapa uttamam ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ‘ଭୂତପତି’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ, ସର୍ବଭୂତମହେଶ୍ୱର ଭଗବାନ୍ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କର ଭଲ ଓ ଅଭ୍ୟୁଦୟ ପାଇଁ ଉତ୍ତମ ତପ ଆଚରଣ କରିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• भूतपतिः: lord of beings
• भूतपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः: great lord of all beings
• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूतमहेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूतये: for the welfare/prosperity
• भूतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अचरत्: performed / practiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhūtapati (Śiva)
• Sarvabhūtamaheśvara (epithet of Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True tapas is portrayed as altruistic: the highest spiritual discipline is undertaken for the bhūti (welfare and flourishing) of all beings, aligning ascetic power with compassion and universal responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada points out a sacred context and recalls that Bhūtapati/Sarvabhūtamaheśvara (Śiva) practiced supreme austerity there, emphasizing the sanctity of the place and the beneficent purpose behind the Lord’s tapas.