Shloka 65

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

भारभूतेश्वरं किं वा महालक्ष्मीश्वरं तु वा । मरुतेशन्तु मोक्षेशं गंगेशं नर्मदेश्वरम्

Transliteration

bhārabhūteśvaraṃ kiṃ vā mahālakṣmīśvaraṃ tu vā | maruteśantu mokṣeśaṃ gaṃgeśaṃ narmadeśvaram

Translation

భారభూతేశ్వరుడు, మహాలక్ష్మీశ్వరుడు, మరుతేశుడు, మోక్షేశుడు, గంగేశుడు, నర్మదేశ్వరుడు—ఇవి పుణ్యతీర్థాలలో లింగరూపంగా ప్రత్యక్షమైన శివుని ఈశ్వర నామాలు।

Word by Word

• भारभूतेश्वरम्: Bhārabhūteśvara (name of Śiva)
• भारभूतेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार-भूत-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भारभूतस्य ईश्वरः / भारभूत-ईश्वरः—नाम)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Sambandha (प्रश्न/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• महालक्ष्मीश्वरम्: Mahālakṣmīśvara (Lord of Mahālakṣmī)
• महालक्ष्मीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-लक्ष्मी-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महालक्ष्म्याः ईश्वरः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषणार्थक (but/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• मरुतेशम्: Maruteśa (Lord of the Maruts)
• मरुतेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मरुतां ईशः)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, विशेषण/विरोधार्थक

• मोक्षेशम्: Mokṣeśa (Lord of liberation)
• मोक्षेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षस्य ईशः)

• गंगेशम्: Gaṅgeśa (Lord of the Gaṅgā)
• गंगेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंगा-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गंगायाः ईशः)

• नर्मदेश्वरम्: Narmadeśvara (Lord of the Narmadā)
• नर्मदेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नर्मदायाः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The names Gaṅgeśa and Narmadeśvara explicitly anchor Śiva in river-tīrtha geography: Śiva as the sanctifier and lord of sacred waters. Mokṣeśa foregrounds liberation as the telos of tīrtha and liṅga worship. Mahālakṣmīśvara suggests prosperity-aspect integrated under Śiva’s lordship (prosperity subordinated to mokṣa).

Significance: Bathing/ritual worship at Gaṅgā/Narmadā-associated liṅgas is framed as purification leading toward mokṣa; Śiva is the inner giver of the fruit, not the water alone.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhārabhūteśvara
• Mahālakṣmīśvara
• Maruteśa
• Mokṣeśa
• Gaṅgeśa
• Narmadeśvara
• Gaṅgā
• Narmadā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s compassionate accessibility: the one Pati (Lord) is worshipped in many tīrtha–liṅga manifestations, so devotees can approach Him through local sacred forms and still attain His grace and liberation.

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

Each name ends in “Īśvara,” pointing to Saguna Śiva present as the Liṅga at specific holy sites. In Śaiva Siddhānta, such Saguna worship purifies the paśu (bound soul) and prepares it for Śiva’s liberating grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha–liṅga pūjā: offer water (especially from Gaṅgā/Narmadā where appropriate), apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and pray to Mokṣeśa for release from pāśa (bondage).