Shloka 27

शारभावतारवर्णनम्

Account of Śiva’s Śārabha Manifestation and the Measureless Avatāras

Devanagari script

इत्येवं च वदन्तस्ते भयादूदूरमुपस्थि ताः । नृसिंहक्रोधजज्वालाव्याकुलाः पद्मभूमुखाः

Transliteration

ityevaṃ ca vadantaste bhayādūdūramupasthi tāḥ | nṛsiṃhakrodhajajvālāvyākulāḥ padmabhūmukhāḥ

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เทพทั้งหลายยืนอยู่ไกลด้วยความหวาดกลัว; พระพรหมผู้บังเกิดจากดอกบัวและหมู่เทพอื่น ๆ มีพักตร์หวั่นไหวด้วยเปลวเพลิงอันเกิดจากพิโรธของนรสิงห์

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotation/iti-marker (इति-प्रयोग)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• वदन्तः: speaking/saying
• वदन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• ऊदूरम्: far away
• ऊदूरम्: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊदूरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; distance-adverb (दूरार्थक)

• उपस्थिताः: having approached / having come
• उपस्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘उपस्थित’ = having come/standing near

• नृसिंहक्रोधजज्वालाव्याकुलाः: agitated by the flames born of Narasiṃha’s wrath
• नृसिंहक्रोधजज्वालाव्याकुलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृसिंह-क्रोध-ज-ज्वाला-व्याकुल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण; समास-विग्रहः: नृसिंहस्य क्रोधात् जाता ज्वाला तया व्याकुलाः (tossed by the flames born of Narasiṃha’s wrath)

• पद्मभूमुखाः: those headed by Brahmā
• पद्मभूमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मभू-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समास-विग्रहः: पद्मभूः (ब्रह्मा) एव मुखं येषाम्/पद्मभू-मुखाः (those headed by Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: The ‘fire of wrath’ as a cosmic force causing even Brahmā to keep distance

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It highlights how even exalted beings like Brahmā become unsettled before uncontrolled divine fury, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that peace, grace, and liberation ultimately rest in the supreme Lord (Pati) who alone harmonizes all powers.

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

The scene underscores the need for a stabilizing, grace-bestowing focus in worship: Saguna Shiva (and the Shiva-linga as His accessible emblem) is approached for śānti—pacification of fear and agitation—so the devotee’s consciousness becomes fit for devotion and higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śānti-japa of Shiva’s names—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with calm breath and reverence, seeking Shiva’s grace to pacify inner anger, fear, and restlessness.