Shloka 27

वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption

Devanagari script

नृसिंह उवाच । आगतोसि यतस्तत्र गच्छ त्वम्मा हितं वद । इदानीं संहरिष्यामि जगदेतच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

nṛsiṃha uvāca | āgatosi yatastatra gaccha tvammā hitaṃ vada | idānīṃ saṃhariṣyāmi jagadetaccarācaram

Translation

నృసింహుడు పలికెను—నీవు ఏ స్థలమునుండి ఇక్కడికి వచ్చితివో, అక్కడికే తిరిగి పోయి నాకు హితమైన మాట చెప్పుము. ఇప్పుడు నేను ఈ సమస్త జగత్తును—చరాచరములను—సంహరించెదను.

Word by Word

• nṛsiṃhaḥ: Nṛsiṃha
• nṛsiṃhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛsiṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• āgataḥ: come/arrived
• āgataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इति विशेषण

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yataḥ: since/because
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/यत्-तसिल् अव्यय (from which/because)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम? (actually 2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mā: do not
• mā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• hitaṃ: what is beneficial
• hitaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वद’ इति कर्म

• vada: speak/tell
• vada: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• saṃhariṣyāmi: I will destroy/withdraw
• saṃhariṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘जगत्’ इति विशेषण

• cara: moving
• cara: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-समासपूर्वपद-रूप; ‘अचर’ इति सह समास

• acara: non-moving
• acara: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-समासपूर्वपद-रूप

• carācaram: moving and unmoving
• carācaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (itaretara): ‘चरं च अचरं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘जगत्’ इति विशेषण

• jagat-etat-carācaram: this world of moving and unmoving beings
• jagat-etat-carācaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + etad (सर्वनाम) + carācaram (द्वन्द्व-समास)
• Form: सन्धि-समूह (not a single samāsa): ‘जगत्’ (n. acc. sg.) qualified by ‘एतत्’ and ‘चराचरम्’

Speaker

Narasimha (Vishnu in the Nṛsiṃha form)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: mahapralaya

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights saṃhāra (cosmic withdrawal): all that is carācara is impermanent and ultimately returns to the Divine source. In a Shaiva frame, it points to recognizing Pati (the Lord) as the inner ruler beyond creation’s arising and dissolution, encouraging detachment and God-centered discernment.

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

Though spoken by Nṛsiṃha, the theme of dissolution aligns with Shiva’s function as Saṃhāra-kartā and with Linga worship as meditation on the timeless Reality that remains when names and forms subside. The Linga symbolizes the stable, transcendent ground (Nirguna) approached through a worshipful form (Saguna).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is contemplation on impermanence while repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), mentally offering the carācara world into Shiva. If following Shiva Purana observances, one may pair japa with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and vairāgya.