Shloka 14

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

ततो मत्परमं भावं भैरवं संप्रदर्शय सूक्ष्मं सूक्ष्मेण संहृत्य स्थूलं स्थूलेन तेजसा

Transliteration

tato matparamaṃ bhāvaṃ bhairavaṃ saṃpradarśaya sūkṣmaṃ sūkṣmeṇa saṃhṛtya sthūlaṃ sthūlena tejasā

Translation

แล้วจงแสดงภาวะสูงสุดอันตั้งมั่นในเรา—ไภรวตัตตวะ—โดยรวบรวมสิ่งละเอียดให้กลับสู่ความละเอียด และครอบงำสิ่งหยาบด้วยเดชแห่งสิ่งหยาบนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• mat-paramam: supremely devoted/centered in Me

• bhāvam: state, inner disposition, ontic condition

• bhairavam: Bhairava (the awe-inspiring form/state of Śiva)

• saṃpradarśaya: show clearly, reveal directly

• sūkṣmam: the subtle (principle/body)

• sūkṣmeṇa: by/into the subtle

• saṃhṛtya: having withdrawn/absorbed (in dissolution)

• sthūlam: the gross (principle/body)

• sthūlena: by/through the gross

• tejasā: by radiance, fiery splendor, spiritual power

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal instruction-dialogue in Adhyaya 96)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as an inner yogic process: the devotee (paśu) withdraws attention from gross to subtle and realizes Bhairava—Śiva as Pati—beyond changing forms, which the Linga symbolically embodies.

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

Śiva is indicated as “matparamaṃ bhāvaṃ”—the supreme state rooted in Him—manifest as Bhairava, apprehended when the subtle and gross are mastered and resolved, revealing the Lord as the transcendent ground of both.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A samhāra-oriented yogic discipline akin to Pāśupata practice: absorption of the subtle into subtler awareness and stabilization of tejas (inner radiance) to transcend gross embodiment and attain direct Bhairava-darśana.