Shloka 6

Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa

Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

Devanagari script

पञ्चमो भैरवः ख्यातः सर्वदा भक्तकामदः । भैरवी गिरिजा तत्र सदुपासककामदा

Transliteration

pañcamo bhairavaḥ khyātaḥ sarvadā bhaktakāmadaḥ | bhairavī girijā tatra sadupāsakakāmadā

Translation

ఐదవ అవతారం ‘భైరవ’ అని ఖ్యాతి పొందింది; ఆయన ఎల్లప్పుడూ భక్తుల కోరికలను నెరవేర్చుతాడు. అక్కడ భైరవీ—గిరిజా (పార్వతి)—కూడా సదుపాసకులకు ఇష్టఫలదాయిని।

Word by Word

• pañcamaḥ: fifth
• pañcamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, masculine

• bhairavaḥ: Bhairava
• bhairavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, masculine

• khyātaḥ: is renowned
• khyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √khyā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'is renowned/called'

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• bhakta-kāmadaḥ: giver of desires to devotees
• bhakta-kāmadaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भक्तानां कामदः) — Nominative singular, masculine

• bhairavī: Bhairavī
• bhairavī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhairavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, feminine

• girijā: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• girijā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, feminine

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• sat-upāsaka-kāmadā: giver of desires to good worshippers
• sat-upāsaka-kāmadā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + upāsaka (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सदुपासकानां कामदा) — Nominative singular, feminine

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Bhairava
• Bhairavi

FAQs

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

It teaches that Bhairava (Śiva’s protective, fierce Saguna form) and Bhairavī (Śakti) respond to sincere bhakti by granting appropriate worldly and spiritual fruits, affirming grace (anugraha) through devoted worship.

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

Bhairava is a Saguna manifestation of Śiva; the verse highlights that approaching Śiva with form—often through Liṅga-pūjā supported by mantra and devotion—yields blessings, with Śakti (Girijā) inseparably participating in the bestowal of results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Emphasis is on sad-upāsanā (proper worship): regular mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), disciplined pūjā, and devotional observances—especially suitable for Bhairava-focused worship on sacred nights like Mahāśivarātri.