Shloka 21

शिवस्य पञ्चब्रह्मावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Pañcabrahma Avatāras

Devanagari script

ततोऽस्य पार्श्वतो दिव्याः प्रादुर्भूताः कुमारकाः । पीतवस्त्रा हि सकला योगमार्गप्रवर्तकाः

Transliteration

tato'sya pārśvato divyāḥ prādurbhūtāḥ kumārakāḥ | pītavastrā hi sakalā yogamārgapravartakāḥ

Translation

Dann traten zu seinen Seiten göttliche jugendliche Weise hervor — alle in gelbe Gewänder gekleidet — und wurden zu Verkündern des Yoga-Pfades.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of him/this’

• पार्श्वतः: from (his) side
• पार्श्वतः: अपादान/देश (अपादानम्/देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb) ‘from the side’

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• प्रादुर्भूताः: appeared
• प्रादुर्भूताः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्रादुस् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘manifested/appeared’

• कुमारकाः: young boys/sons
• कुमारकाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; subject

• पीतवस्त्राः: wearing yellow garments
• पीतवस्त्राः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (पा-धातु; क्त) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारयः (पीतानि वस्त्राणि येषां ते)

• हि: indeed
• हि: वाक्यसम्बन्ध (निपातः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘all’

• योगमार्गप्रवर्तकाः: promoters of the path of yoga
• योगमार्गप्रवर्तकाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + मार्ग + प्रवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (योगस्य मार्गस्य प्रवर्तकाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle transition; emanation of divine teachers

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kumaras

FAQs

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

The verse presents Yoga as a divinely instituted discipline: from Shiva’s own being arise pure, youthful sages who establish the yogic way, indicating that liberation (moksha) is supported by grace and right practice under enlightened guidance.

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

Though the verse highlights Yoga-mārga, it aligns with Saguna Shiva’s compassionate role as teacher and source of sacred lineages; devotion to Shiva (including Linga worship) is complemented by inner purification and meditative discipline taught by such divine instructors.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined Yoga—meditation and restraint guided by a guru-lineage; in Shaiva practice this commonly harmonizes with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and contemplative worship that steadies the mind toward Shiva.