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

祂是“有之所生”——婆婆乌德婆婆（Bhavodbhava），万有成就之源；祂是苦行之热力——塔帕斯（Tapas）。祂是吉祥慈惠者婆维亚（Bhavya）；亦是令人心悦的临在——兰婆（Rambha）。祂是祭仪本身——克拉图（Kratu）；祂是四时秩序之律——利图（Ṛtu）。祂是圣火瓦赫尼（Vahni），亦是奉献之载者哈维亚瓦哈（Havyavāha）；祂是启迪智慧的萨维特拉（Sāvitra）；唯祂为清净者室度陀（Śuddha），常净无染，不为缚索 pāśa 所触。

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.