Shloka 82

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

कैवर्ताय किराताय महाव्याधाय शाश्वते भैरवाय शरण्याय महाभैरवरूपिणे

Transliteration

kaivartāya kirātāya mahāvyādhāya śāśvate bhairavāya śaraṇyāya mahābhairavarūpiṇe

Translation

顶礼于主，或现为渔人，或现为林野部族之猎者；顶礼于伟大的神圣猎者、永恒者。顶礼于怖畏尊（Bhairava），一切众生的归依处；顶礼于其本体即至上大怖畏尊（Mahābhairava）者。

Word by Word

• कैवर्ताय (kaivartāya): to the fisherfolk-form (Lord as Kaivarta)

• किराताय (kirātāya): to the Kirāta/forest-tribal form

• महाव्याधाय (mahāvyādhāya): to the Great Hunter (divine huntsman)

• शाश्वते (śāśvate): to the Eternal One

• भैरवाय (bhairavāya): to Bhairava (the Terrible/Auspicious Lord)

• शरण्याय (śaraṇyāya): to the Giver of refuge, the Protector

• महाभैरवरूपिणे (mahābhairavarūpiṇe): to Him whose form is Mahābhairava (the Great Bhairava).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Bhairava-focused stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava
• Mahabhairava

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Shiva—the Pati—as accessible in every station of life (fisher, tribal, hunter) and as the ultimate refuge (śaraṇya). In Linga worship, this supports the Siddhānta principle that the Linga signifies the all-pervading Lord who accepts all devotees and grants protection and liberation.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is shown as both transcendent and immanent: eternal (śāśvata) yet manifesting in diverse forms. As Bhairava/Mahābhairava, He is the sovereign Pati who destroys fear and bondage (pāśa) and becomes the sure refuge for the bound soul (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice implied is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through stuti/japa of Bhairava-nāmas—an inner Pāśupata orientation where the paśu turns to Pati for severing pāśa, supported outwardly by devotional recitation during Linga-pūjā.