Shloka 45

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

भवोद्भवस्तपश्चैव भव्यो रम्भः क्रतुः पुनः ऋतुर्वह्निर्हव्यवाहः सावित्रः शुद्ध एव च

Transliteration

bhavodbhavastapaścaiva bhavyo rambhaḥ kratuḥ punaḥ ṛturvahnirhavyavāhaḥ sāvitraḥ śuddha eva ca

Translation

Siya ay Bhavodbhava, ang pinagmumulan ng mismong pag-iral; Siya ay Tapas, ang lakas ng init ng pagninilay. Siya ay Bhavya, ang mapalad at mapagpala; Siya ay Rambha, ang kaaya-ayang Presensya. Siya ay Kratu, ang anyo ng handog na Veda; Siya ay Ṛtu, ang maayos na ritmo ng mga panahon. Siya ay Vahni, ang banal na Apoy, at Havyavāha, tagapagdala ng mga alay; Siya ay Sāvitra, ang banal na tagapagpasigla ng talino; at Siya lamang ang Śuddha, laging dalisay, di naaabot ng pāśa (pagkagapos).

Word by Word

• भवोद्भवः: source of becoming/existence

• तपः: ascetic heat, spiritual austerity

• भव्यो: auspicious, worthy of worship

• रम्भः: delightful/pleasing one (enchanting presence)

• क्रतुः: Vedic sacrifice/ritual act

• पुनः: again/further

• ऋतुः: season, cosmic order in time

• वह्निः: fire

• हव्यवाहः: carrier of offerings (Agni as oblation-bearer)

• सावित्रः: related to Savitṛ—impeller, illuminator of intellect

• शुद्धः: pure, stainless

• एव च: and indeed/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Savitri/Savitṛ (Vedic solar impeller)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

This verse presents Shiva as the inner reality of yajña (Kratu) and the sacred fire that carries offerings (Havyavāha), teaching that Linga-puja is not separate from Vedic worship—its essence is offering the self (pashu) into the awareness of Pati, the ever-pure Śiva.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is shown as both immanent and transcendent: immanent as time’s order (Ṛtu) and ritual fire (Vahni), transcendent as Śuddha—pure consciousness untouched by pāśa, the bonds that limit the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas is highlighted as the yogic discipline that burns impurities, while the yajña-idea (Kratu, Havyavāha) points to a Shaiva inward sacrifice—offering breath, mind, and actions into Shiva through mantra and Linga-puja.