Shloka 29

Devanagari script

दिवार्करश्मयो यत्र न भवंति विधो निशि । न शीतमातपो यत्र मणितेजोऽत्र केवलम्

Transliteration

divārkaraśmayo yatra na bhavaṃti vidho niśi | na śītamātapo yatra maṇitejo'tra kevalam

Translation

In jenem Reich lodern am Tage keine Sonnenstrahlen, noch leuchtet des Nachts der Mond. Dort spürt man weder Kälte noch Hitze—allein der reine, juwelengleiche Glanz herrscht.

Word by Word

• divā-arkaraśmayaḥ: sun-rays (of daytime)
• divā-arkaraśmayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā (अव्यय) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अर्कस्य रश्मयः) + divā- उपपद (daytime)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (where)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• bhavanti: exist/occur
• bhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vidhoḥ: of the moon
• vidhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• niśi: at night
• niśi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• śīta-mātapaḥ: cold and heat (sun-heat)
• śīta-mātapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (शीतः + आतपः)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (where)

• maṇi-tejaḥ: the radiance of gems
• maṇi-tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मणेः तेजः)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• kevalam: only
• kevalam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial use: only/merely)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Absence of solar/lunar markers; a loka illuminated by maṇi-tejas (non-celestial light)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to a transcendental Shaiva state where dualities (day/night, heat/cold) cease and the seeker abides in a higher, self-luminous reality associated with Shiva as Pati—the liberating Light beyond worldly conditions.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to move from changing sensory lights (sun and moon) to the steady inner radiance of Shiva; Saguna devotion matures into contemplation of Shiva’s unconditioned, luminous nature hinted here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as inner light while japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), using Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudraksha to steady the mind, aiming to transcend bodily sensations like heat and cold.