Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

उग्रो भीमो महादेव इत्यष्टौ मूर्तयः क्रमात् । अनंतरं ततश्चैव महादेवादयः क्रमात्

Transliteration

ugro bhīmo mahādeva ityaṣṭau mūrtayaḥ kramāt | anaṃtaraṃ tataścaiva mahādevādayaḥ kramāt

Translation

โดยลำดับ วรกายปรากฏทั้งแปดมีนามว่า “อุคระ”, “ภีมะ”, “มหาเทวะ” เป็นต้น แล้วต่อจากนั้นยังมีการนับพระนามที่เริ่มด้วย “มหาเทวะ” ตามลำดับอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• शक्तिभिः: with the powers (Śaktis)
• शक्तिभिः: सहकारक-करण (Instrument with ‘सह’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: संबन्धसूचक (Associative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (indeclinable postposition meaning ‘with’)

• संपूज्याः: to be worshipped
• संपूज्याः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु) + य (कृदन्त; यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (य/ण्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भावी/विधेयार्थ: ‘पूजनीयाः’ (to be worshipped)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एकादशमूर्तयः: the eleven forms
• एकादशमूर्तयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादश-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवः: समानााधिकरण-कर्ता (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: समानााधिकरण-कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: समानााधिकरण-कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: समानााधिकरण-कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नीललोहितः: Nīlalohita (blue-and-red one)
• नीललोहितः: समानााधिकरण-कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील-लोहित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (blue and red-hued)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that the one Pati (Lord Shiva) is approached through multiple ordered manifestations (mūrtis). For the bound soul (paśu), these names and forms become practical supports for devotion and contemplation, leading toward realization of Shiva’s supreme nature.

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

The verse points to Saguna Shiva—Shiva known through names and forms. In Linga-worship, devotees concentrate on Shiva’s presence as the supreme Lord while invoking such specific epithets (like Ugra, Bhīma, Mahādeva) to align prayer with particular aspects of divine power, protection, and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is nāma-japa and dhyāna: recite Shiva’s names in sequence (especially “Mahādeva”) with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” while meditating on Shiva as the inner Lord who manifests various forms for the devotee’s upliftment.