Shloka 29

भैरवावतारलीलावर्णनम् (Bhairava-avatāra-līlā-varṇanam) — “Narration of the Divine Play of Bhairava’s Descent”

Devanagari script

त्यज मायामिमान्देव दुस्तरामकृतात्मभिः । ब्रह्मादयो महादेव मायया तव मोहिताः

Transliteration

tyaja māyāmimāndeva dustarāmakṛtātmabhiḥ | brahmādayo mahādeva māyayā tava mohitāḥ

Translation

噢，主啊，请舍离此幻力（māyā）——对未能自制者而言，实难渡越。即便梵天等诸神，噢，大天（摩诃提婆），也被你的幻力所迷惑。

Word by Word

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: आज्ञा (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मायाम्: māyā/illusion
• मायाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; मायाम् इति विशेषण

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• दुस्तराम्: hard to cross
• दुस्तराम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; मायाम् इति विशेषण

• अकृत-आत्मभिः: by those of undisciplined selves
• अकृत-आत्मभिः: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकृत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अकृतः आत्मा येषां ते = those of unrefined/undisciplined self)

• ब्रह्म-आदयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आदयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषां ते)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मायया: by (your) māyā
• मायया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: विशेषण/कर्मणि-भाव (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘deluded’

Speaker

A devotee (a deva or sage) addressing Lord Shiva within the Shatarudrasaṃhitā narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose Māyā veils even exalted beings, teaching that liberation comes through Śiva’s grace and inner discipline that makes one fit to cross the bondage (pāśa) of delusion.

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

By acknowledging that even gods are bewildered by Māyā, the verse encourages taking refuge in Saguna Śiva through Liṅga-worship—approaching the visible, compassionate form of the Lord for guidance and grace to transcend the veiling power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate self-mastery (akṛtātman becomes kṛtātman) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with steady devotion; this is the practical means to weaken Māyā’s delusion and turn the mind toward Śiva.