Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ईशानो विजयो भीमो देवदेवो भवोद्भवः । कपर्दीशश्च कथ्यंते तथैकादशशक्तयः
īśāno vijayo bhīmo devadevo bhavodbhavaḥ | kapardīśaśca kathyaṃte tathaikādaśaśaktayaḥ
ท่านทั้งหลายกล่าวถึงพระศิวะว่าเป็น อีศานะ วิชัย ภีมะ เทวเทวะ ภโวทภวะ และกปัรทีศะ; และยังประกาศถึงศักติทั้งสิบเอ็ดประการด้วย.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse presents key epithets of Śiva that point to His lordship (Īśāna), transcendence over the gods (Devadeva), and awe-inspiring power (Bhīma), while also affirming that His divine energies (Śaktis) are integral to how His grace and sovereignty function in the world—central to a Shaiva Siddhanta understanding of Pati with inseparable Śakti.
By naming Śiva through recognizable forms and functions, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—devotional contemplation of Śiva’s attributes—often performed before the Śiva-liṅga through nāma-japa (repetition of names), archana, and meditation on His powers (Śaktis) as the living presence of the Lord.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa: recite these names of Śiva along with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate that the Lord’s Śakti is the force by which bondage is removed and grace arises—especially suitable during Mahāśivarātri worship.