Shloka 12

भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च

Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अराजभयमेतद्वै जगत्सर्वं न शिष्यति । ततस्त्वं जहि दंडार्हं वह लोकधुरं शिशो

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | arājabhayametadvai jagatsarvaṃ na śiṣyati | tatastvaṃ jahi daṃḍārhaṃ vaha lokadhuraṃ śiśo

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు అన్నాడు— “న్యాయమైన రాజభయం లేకపోతే ఈ సమస్త జగత్తు శాసనంలో ఉండదు. కాబట్టి దండార్హుడిని శిక్షించు, ప్రజాపాలన భారాన్ని మోసె, ఓ శిశువా।”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता-निर्देश (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अ-राज-भयम्: fear from lack of a king (anarchy)
• अ-राज-भयम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (नञ्) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष — ‘fear due to absence of king/rule’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् — modifies ‘भयम्’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् — modifies ‘जगत्’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• शिष्यति: will remain; will endure
• शिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः ‘remain/continue/abide’

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore/then)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• जहि: strike; kill
• जहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दण्ड-अर्हम्: one deserving punishment
• दण्ड-अर्हम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (object-complement) — ‘deserving punishment’

• वह: bear; carry
• वह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• लोक-धुरम्: the burden of the world
• लोक-धुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + धुर्/धुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म — ‘burden of the world’

• शिशो: O child
• शिशो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Īśvara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Governance instruction (daṇḍa-nīti) as dharma-support; not a jyotirliṅga origin passage.

Significance: Ethical teaching: righteous authority and measured punishment uphold loka-saṃgraha; aligns with dharmic kingship ideals for householders and rulers.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Īśvara)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that dharma in society requires discipline and accountable authority; from a Shaiva view, orderly life supports inner purification, making the mind fit for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and liberation.

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

As Saguna Īśvara, Shiva guides devotees not only in ritual but also in dharmic responsibility; just governance and restraint become offerings of conduct (ācāra) that uphold Shiva’s order (ṛta/dharma) alongside Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is self-discipline (niyama) and dharmic restraint—governing one’s senses like a king governs a realm—supported by steady japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” for inner training.