Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

चक्रं विक्रमतो यस्य चक्रपाणे तव प्रियम् । कुतः प्राप्तं कृतं केन त्वया तदपि विस्मृतम्

Transliteration

cakraṃ vikramato yasya cakrapāṇe tava priyam | kutaḥ prāptaṃ kṛtaṃ kena tvayā tadapi vismṛtam

Translation

ఓ చక్రపాణి, నీవు పరాక్రమించే నీ ప్రియమైన చక్రం నీకు ఎక్కడి నుండి లభించింది మరియు దానిని ఎవరు నిర్మించారు? నీవు దానిని కూడా మరచిపోయావా?

Word by Word

• cakram: discus, wheel
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• vikramataḥ: of (him) who is striding/valorous
• vikramataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√kram (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (masc), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘vikramat’ = striding/acting valorously

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masc), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• cakrapāṇe: O Cakrapāṇi (Vishnu, ‘discus-in-hand’)
• cakrapāṇe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra+pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental/association sense: ‘cakra in hand’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• priyam: dear, beloved
• priyam: Vidhāna/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; here as predicate adjective

• kutaḥ: from where? how?
• kutaḥ: Hetu/Source-query (हेतु/अपादान-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• prāptam: obtained, acquired
• prāptam: Karma/State (कर्म/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtam: made, done
• kṛtam: Karma/State (कर्म/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kena: by whom?
• kena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (कर्ता/करण-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’

• vismṛtam: forgotten
• vismṛtam: Karma/State (कर्म/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√smṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Allusion to the provenance of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana-cakra as a gift/boon forged or empowered through Śiva’s agency in Purāṇic lore; not a jyotirliṅga-specific origin here.

Significance: Cultivates gratitude and right remembrance (smṛti) of divine dependence: even preservative power (Viṣṇu) operates by Śiva’s sanction.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that even great deities must remember the true source of their powers; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, all capacities ultimately rest in Pati (Shiva), and humility plus right remembrance supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

By questioning the origin of Vishnu’s cherished weapon, the verse underscores Shiva as the supreme giver behind divine functions—supporting Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga as the accessible form through which grace and empowerment flow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily remembrance of Shiva as the source of strength through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with a humility vow to avoid pride in one’s abilities.