Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 127

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

वित्ताभावे दरिद्र स्तु यथाशक्ति समाचरेत् । भैरवस्य महापूजां कुर्याद्भूतादिशांतये

Transliteration

vittābhāve daridra stu yathāśakti samācaret | bhairavasya mahāpūjāṃ kuryādbhūtādiśāṃtaye

Translation

Nếu vì thiếu tài vật mà trở nên nghèo khó, người ấy vẫn nên cử hành thờ phụng tùy theo sức mình. Để an hòa, trấn tĩnh các loài linh thể và những lực quấy nhiễu khác, nên thực hiện đại lễ cúng dường Bhairava.

Word by Word

• वित्ताभावे: in the absence of wealth
• वित्ताभावे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त + अभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वित्तस्य अभावे)

• दरिद्रः: a poor person
• दरिद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• यथा-शक्ति: according to (one’s) ability
• यथा-शक्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverb ‘according to ability’)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भैरवस्य: of Bhairava
• भैरवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• महापूजाम्: great worship
• महापूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती पूजा)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूतादि-शान्तये: for pacification of spirits etc.
• भूतादि-शान्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + आदि + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतादीनां शान्तये)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that even materially constrained devotees may approach Śiva; Bhairava-upāsanā is prescribed as a remedial means for bhūta-preta disturbances and fear, restoring ritual and mental purity for continued sādhana.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is not dependent on wealth: even a poor devotee should worship as per capacity, and Bhairava—Shiva’s protective form—removes disturbances so sādhana and bhakti can proceed steadily.

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

Bhairava is a saguna (personal) manifestation of Shiva associated with protection and the removal of fear; worship of Bhairava supports Linga-worship by clearing obstacles and restoring inner and outer peace for focused devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Bhairava mahāpūjā according to one’s means—offering simple items with sincerity, accompanied by Shiva-mantra japa (such as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a practical takeaway for protection and calm.