Shloka 64

विष्णु-ब्रह्म-विवाद-वर्णनम्

Description of the Viṣṇu–Brahmā Dispute and Brahmā’s Confusion

Devanagari script

समागतो मया सार्द्धं प्रणिपत्य भवं मुहुः । मायया मोहितश्शंभोस्तस्थौ संविग्नमानसः

Transliteration

samāgato mayā sārddhaṃ praṇipatya bhavaṃ muhuḥ | māyayā mohitaśśaṃbhostasthau saṃvignamānasaḥ

Translation

เขามาพร้อมกับข้าพเจ้า แล้วกราบนอบน้อมต่อภวะ (พระศิวะ) ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า ด้วยถูกมายาของพระศัมภูทำให้หลง จึงยืนอยู่ที่นั่นด้วยจิตใจหวั่นไหว

Word by Word

• समागतः: having come
• समागतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'समागत' = having come/arrived

• मया: by me/with me
• मया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb meaning 'together with')

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ni-√pat (पत्) (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/absolutive), अव्ययभाव; 'having bowed down'

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिव-नाम

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मायया: by (his) māyā/illusion
• मायया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muh (मुह्) (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'मोहित' = deluded

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्थौ: stood/remained
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संविग्न-मानसः: one whose mind was agitated/anxious
• संविग्न-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃvigna (प्रातिपदिक; from saṃ-√vij/√vij? as adjective) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'संविग्नं मानसं यस्य सः'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Tirodhāna (concealment) enacted as Śambhu’s Māyā deludes even a great deva, foregrounding Śiva’s transcendence.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that Māyā operates under Śiva’s lordship; when the soul forgets the Lord, the mind becomes disturbed, and repeated surrender (praṇipāta) becomes the doorway back to clarity and grace.

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

By calling Śiva “Bhava” and “Śambhu,” the text points to Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who both veils and reveals; Linga-worship centers the devotee in humility so Māyā’s agitation subsides through steadfast devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated namaskāra and remembrance of Śiva—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the practical takeaway for calming the agitated mind and moving from delusion toward Śiva’s grace.