Shloka 173
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
स न जातो महादेवो भूतभव्यभवोद्भवः । शरण्यः शाश्वतः शास्ता शंकरः परमेश्वरः
sa na jāto mahādevo bhūtabhavyabhavodbhavaḥ | śaraṇyaḥ śāśvataḥ śāstā śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ
مہادیو پیدا نہیں ہوتا؛ ماضی، مستقبل اور حال اسی سے ظہور پاتے ہیں۔ وہ سب کا پناہ گاہ، ازلی، الٰہی حاکم و رہنما—شنکر، پرمیشور ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the input context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भूतभव्यभवोद्भवः = भूतभव्यभव + उद्भवः (स्वर-सन्धि/ओ); अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि न्यून
FAQs
It states that Mahādeva is aja (unborn)—not a created being—presented as the ultimate source from which time’s three modes (past, present, future) arise.
Śiva is described as śaraṇya (the one who grants refuge) and śāstā (guide/ruler), emphasizing protective grace and moral-spiritual governance.
To seek shelter in the eternal divine principle rather than transient phenomena—recognizing the Supreme as the ground of all becoming and the reliable refuge.