Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
तन्मध्याद्भारतीं सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश्च सवासवाः । अमराश्शुश्रुवुर्व्यास कामदां व्योमचारिणीम्
tanmadhyādbhāratīṃ sarve brahmādyāśca savāsavāḥ | amarāśśuśruvurvyāsa kāmadāṃ vyomacāriṇīm
โอ วยาสะ จากกึ่งกลางนั้น เหล่าอมรทั้งปวง—พรหมาและอื่น ๆ พร้อมพระอินทร์—ได้ยิน “ภารตี” วาจาทิพย์ผู้ประทานปรารถนา เคลื่อนอยู่ในเวหา.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga; the motif is ‘ākāśa-vāṇī’ emerging from a tejo-maṇḍala—revelatory speech (vāk) that grants boons and instruction, akin to a divine oracle.
Significance: Hearing (śravaṇa) of divine proclamation is framed as salvific: revelation descends from above, guiding devas toward right action and knowledge.
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: divine voice (ākāśavāṇī) issuing from a radiant sphere
FAQs
It highlights revelation through sacred speech (Bhāratī/Vāk): divine guidance arises from a subtle, heavenly source and is heard by the devas, suggesting that higher truth is received through purified awareness and grace.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva is approached through mantra and stotra—forms of Vāk (sacred speech). The verse underscores that divine speech can confer direction and boons, aligning devotees toward Shiva-centered dharma and worship.
Disciplined mantra-japa—especially Shiva mantras such as the Panchākṣarī—performed with truthful, restrained speech (vāg-yama) is implied, since Bhāratī represents sanctified speech that becomes a vehicle for divine instruction and blessing.