Shloka 41

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

इदन्तु शरभाकारं परं रूपम्पिनाकिनः । प्रकाशनीयं भक्तेषु शंकरस्य चरेषु वै

Transliteration

idantu śarabhākāraṃ paraṃ rūpampinākinaḥ | prakāśanīyaṃ bhakteṣu śaṃkarasya careṣu vai

Translation

นี่แลคือรูปสูงสุดของพระผู้ทรงปิณากะ—พระศังกรในรูปศรภะ ควรเปิดเผยเฉพาะในหมู่ภักตะ และแท้จริงในผู้ดำเนินตามจริยาและวัตรแห่งพระศังกรเท่านั้น

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• शरभाकारम्: śarabha-shaped
• शरभाकारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरभ-आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—शरभस्य आकारः ‘having the form of a śarabha’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पिनाकिनः: of Pinākin (Śiva)
• पिनाकिनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of the bearer of Pināka (Śiva)’

• प्रकाशनीयम्: to be revealed
• प्रकाशनीयम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√काश् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त—अनीयर्/तव्यत्-अर्थ ‘to be made manifest’ (gerundive)

• भक्तेषु: among devotees
• भक्तेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चरेषु: in (his) practices/observances
• चरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘conduct/observances’ (contextual)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it frames Śarabha as a guarded (rahasya) revelation meant for qualified Śiva-bhaktas who follow Śaṅkara’s ācāra.

Significance: Emphasizes adhikāra (eligibility): the ‘fruit’ is access to higher Śiva-tattva teaching through disciplined devotion rather than a site-specific pilgrimage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shankara/Pinakin)
• Sharabha

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva’s highest (parama) manifestations, even when expressed as a saguna form like Śarabha, are not mere mythology but sacred revelations meant for qualified devotees—those aligned with Śaṅkara’s path of devotion, purity, and disciplined conduct.

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

It affirms saguna worship as a legitimate doorway to the Supreme: Shiva may be worshiped in the Linga as the steady, formless-sign (nirguṇa indicated through symbol) and also in exalted forms like Śarabha. The key criterion is bhakti with Shaiva ācāra (right conduct), which makes the devotee fit to receive deeper teachings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is adherence to Shaiva conduct—regular Shiva-puja, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and living as a devotee (bhakta). The verse emphasizes eligibility (adhikāra): sacred teachings are to be contemplated and shared within devoted, disciplined circles.