Shloka 2

Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti

Devanagari script

अनुगृह्य ततस्तुष्टो ब्रह्माणमवदद्धरः अनेनैव तु रूपेण संहरामि न संशयः

Transliteration

anugṛhya tatastuṣṭo brahmāṇamavadaddharaḥ anenaiva tu rūpeṇa saṃharāmi na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

แล้วพระหระ (ศิวะ) ผู้ทรงเมตตาและพอพระทัย ตรัสแก่พระพรหมว่า “ด้วยรูปนี้เองเรากระทำการสังหาระ; หาใช่มีความสงสัยไม่”

Word by Word

• अनुगृह्य: having bestowed grace

• ततः: then/thereupon

• तुष्टः: pleased, satisfied

• ब्रह्माणम्: to Brahmā

• अवदत्: said, spoke

• धरः: the Bearer/Supporter (an epithet of Śiva as Pati who upholds and withdraws the worlds)

• अनेन एव: by this very (means/form)

• तु: indeed, moreover

• रूपेण: by the form/manifestation

• संहरामि: I withdraw/dissolve (perform saṃhāra)

• न: not

• संशयः: doubt.

Speaker

Shiva (Pati) speaking to Brahma

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Śiva’s manifest form (implied in the narrative as a revelatory divine form) as the power of saṃhāra; Linga-worship thus honors the Pati who can withdraw the cosmos and dissolve the soul’s bondage (pāśa) through grace (anugraha).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is presented as the sovereign Pati who freely operates cosmic dissolution by his own chosen form, affirming his independence (svātantrya) and certainty—his action is not contingent but definitive (“no doubt”).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights contemplation of Śiva as the saṃhāra-śakti: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, meditating on the Lord as the dissolver helps detach the paśu from impermanent forms and turn toward liberation through Śiva’s grace.