Shloka 10

Bhairavaśāpavṛttāntaḥ

The Episode of Bhairava’s Curse and Consolation

Devanagari script

ततश्च शंकरः शीघ्रं तमागत्य मुनीश्वर । अश्वासयद्भैरवं हि नानाऽनुनयकोविदः

Transliteration

tataśca śaṃkaraḥ śīghraṃ tamāgatya munīśvara | aśvāsayadbhairavaṃ hi nānā'nunayakovidaḥ

Translation

随后，商羯罗（Śaṅkara）迅速来到他身边，圣者之主啊，并以种种柔和劝慰之辞安抚怖畏罗——他善于多般温言抚慰。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āgatya: having come (to him)
• āgatya: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable), ‘having come’

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग (Vocative), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (munīnām īśvaraḥ)

• aśvāsayat: comforted
• aśvāsayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular); causative sense ‘to comfort’

• bhairavam: Bhairava
• bhairavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle) — हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• nānā: various
• nānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), विशेषणार्थ-पूर्वपद (various/manifold)

• anunaya-kovidaḥ: skilled in (many) conciliatory approaches
• anunaya-kovidaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anunaya + kovida (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (anunaye kovidaḥ) — ‘skilled in conciliation’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who steadies and guides even His fierce manifestations; divine power is governed by grace, restraint, and right intention.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal aspect—He approaches, speaks, and consoles—supporting devotional worship where the Lord is experienced as a living protector and teacher, not merely an abstract absolute.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa with surrender—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to calm agitation and align one’s inner ‘Bhairava’ energies under Śiva’s grace; maintaining Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa supports steadiness if one already follows those vows.