Shloka 14

Bhairavaśāpavṛttāntaḥ

The Episode of Bhairava’s Curse and Consolation

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं तात महेशचरितं वरम् । धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ tāta maheśacaritaṃ varam | dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

Vậy đó, hỡi con yêu, ta đã kể cho con nghe thánh truyện cao quý về Maheśa. Câu chuyện cát tường này ban phúc lành, danh tiếng và thọ mạng lâu dài, lại trao quả báo cho mọi ước nguyện chân chính.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरण अव्यय (thus)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (to you); सर्वनाम

• कथितम्: told/narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (predicate: 'has been told')

• तात: O dear (son)/O dear one
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महेश-चरितम्: the story/deeds of Maheśa
• महेश-चरितम्: Karma/Pratipadyam (कर्म/प्रातिपद्यम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('deeds of Maheśa')

• वरम्: excellent
• वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of चरितम्)

• धन्यम्: blessed/auspicious
• धन्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting/health-giving
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ('giver of fruits of all desires'); विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti-style closure: the ‘Maheśa-carita’ is declared auspicious and fruit-giving; not tied to a single shrine but to śravaṇa-kīrtana as a merit-and-grace conduit.

Significance: Positions kathā-śravaṇa as a soteriological practice: dhanya/yaśasya/āyuṣya and ‘sarva-kāma-phala’ culminating (next verse) in mokṣa—Siddhānta: anugraha ripens through devotion and right orientation to Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a phalaśruti-style assurance: hearing and preserving Mahesha’s sacred deeds purifies the mind, strengthens devotion (bhakti) to Pati (Shiva), and supports auspicious living—ultimately orienting the seeker toward grace and liberation.

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

By praising Mahesha’s “carita” (manifest deeds), the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva approachable through name, form, and narrative. Such śravaṇa/kīrtana complements Linga worship by deepening devotion and reverence for Shiva’s presence in sacred symbols.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa (hearing) or pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva’s glories—especially on Mondays and Mahāśivarātri—along with simple worship such as chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” is the implied takeaway.