Shloka 58

वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption

Devanagari script

द्यावापृथिव्या इन्द्राग्नेर्यमस्य वरुणस्य च । ध्वान्तोदरे शशांके च जनित्वा परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

dyāvāpṛthivyā indrāgneryamasya varuṇasya ca | dhvāntodare śaśāṃke ca janitvā parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Đấng Tối Thượng (Parameśvara) đã hiển lộ chính Ngài thành Dyāvā và Pṛthivī (trời và đất), thành Indra và Agni, thành Yama và Varuṇa; và Ngài cũng sinh ra trong lòng dạ của bóng tối và trong vầng nguyệt—như thế bày tỏ các hình tướng bao trùm khắp của Ngài.

Word by Word

• dyāvā-pṛthivyāḥ: of heaven and earth
• dyāvā-pṛthivyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyāvā (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): dyāvā ca pṛthivī ca; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem) (collective), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• indra-agneḥ: of Indra and Agni
• indra-agneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास: indraś ca agniś ca; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (dual-deities as a unit)

• yamasya: of Yama
• yamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• varuṇasya: of Varuṇa
• varuṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• dhvānta-udare: in the belly/interior of darkness
• dhvānta-udare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhvānta (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: dhvāntasya udaram; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) udara, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• śaśāṃke: in the moon
• śaśāṃke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• janitvā: having been born/produced
• janitvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having been born/produced)

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: paramaḥ īśvaraḥ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga; the verse universalizes Parameśvara as the inner reality of Vedic deities and cosmic domains (dyāvā-pṛthivī etc.).

Significance: Supports sarva-devatātmaka-bhāva: seeing Śiva as the indweller of all sacred places and deities; pilgrimage becomes recognition of one Lord in many forms.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Theophany as universal manifestation: Śiva as devatā-forms and as presence in darkness and moon (contrasting domains).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Agni
• Yama
• Varuna
• Dyava
• Prithivi
• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It teaches that all cosmic powers and deities function as expressions of Parameśvara; recognizing Shiva as the inner Lord of all dissolves sectarian division and supports devotion that leads toward liberation.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by affirming Shiva’s manifest forms pervading the cosmos; Linga worship gathers these many forms into one symbol, guiding the mind from multiplicity toward the one Parameśvara beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling reality in all powers while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); offer Tripuṇḍra bhasma and/or Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and one-pointed devotion.