Shloka 7
Śivāṣṭamūrti-varṇanam
Description of Shiva’s Eight Forms
बहिरंतर्जगद्विश्वं बिभर्ति स्पन्दतेस्य यम् । उग्र इत्युच्यते सद्भी रूपमुग्रस्य सत्प्रभो
bahiraṃtarjagadviśvaṃ bibharti spandatesya yam | ugra ityucyate sadbhī rūpamugrasya satprabho
ହେ ସତ୍ପ୍ରଭୋ, ଯିଏ ବାହ୍ୟ ଓ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ସମସ୍ତ ଜଗଦ୍ବିଶ୍ୱକୁ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଶକ୍ତିରେ ଏହା ସ୍ପନ୍ଦିତ ହୋଇ କ୍ରିୟାଶୀଳ ହୁଏ—ସେଇ ଶିବରୂପକୁ ଜ୍ଞାନୀମାନେ ‘ଉଗ୍ର’ ବୋଲି କହନ୍ତି।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it characterizes ‘Ugra’ as the sustaining and activating power behind the universe’s inner/outer functioning.
Significance: Frames darśana of Śiva as both transcendent and immanent—supporting inner worship (antar-yāga) alongside outer ritual.
Type: rudram
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva, as Ugra, is not merely a distant deity but the very power that sustains the cosmos externally and internally, and the divine energy by which all existence “vibrates” into life—inviting the devotee to see Shiva as the immanent Pati (Lord) behind all experience.
The verse supports Saguna worship by defining a specific divine form—Ugra—whose cosmic function can be contemplated in Linga worship: the Linga stands as the steady support (ādhāra) of all worlds while Shiva’s śakti activates creation, preservation, and transformation.
A practical takeaway is Spanda-based contemplation during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”: meditate that every breath and perception is sustained by Shiva within and without; optionally reinforce this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva aids to steady remembrance of Rudra’s all-pervading power.