Shloka 50

Devanagari script

यावच्च दशमं छेत्तुं प्रारब्धमृषिसत्तम । तावदाविरभूत्तत्र ज्योतीरूपो हरस्स्वयम्

Transliteration

yāvacca daśamaṃ chettuṃ prārabdhamṛṣisattama | tāvadāvirabhūttatra jyotīrūpo harassvayam

Translation

And just as he began to cut the tenth one, O best of sages, at that very moment Hara Himself manifested there—of His own accord—in the form of radiant Light.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Form: यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धे काल/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (correlative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• दशमम्: the tenth
• दशमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied object: ‘the tenth (piece)’)

• छेत्तुम्: to cut
• छेत्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक; ‘to cut’

• प्रारब्धम्: having been begun
• प्रारब्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) उपसर्ग: प्र
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘begun/undertaken’ (agreeing with implied कर्म)

• ऋषिसत्तम: O best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ऋषीणां सत्तमः)

• तावत्: then / so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धे अव्यय (correlative): then/so long

• आविरभूत्: appeared, manifested
• आविरभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) उपसर्ग: आविर्
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ज्योतीरूपः: in the form of light
• ज्योतीरूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्योतिः रूपं यस्य/ज्योतिरूपः = of the form of light)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: At the instant the devotee begins to cut the tenth item, Śiva self-manifests (svayam) as jyoti (radiant light). This mirrors the archetype of the jyotirliṅga as self-revealed divine presence rather than human-installed icon.

Significance: Affirms that Śiva’s grace can erupt suddenly when devotion reaches a threshold; the jyoti-form signifies immediate accessibility of Pati to the paśu beyond intermediaries.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Epiphany (āvirbhāva) of Śiva as jyoti; a microcosmic ‘revelation-event’ rather than a calendrical one.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva as self-revealing Grace: when human effort reaches its limit, Hara manifests as pure Jyoti to dissolve ego and redirect the seeker toward liberation (moksha) through devotion and right understanding.

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

The Jyoti-form points to the Jyotirlinga principle—Shiva worshipped in a luminous, accessible emblem (Linga) that reveals the transcendent (nirguṇa) through a worshipful, graspable form (saguṇa) for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as inner light (jyoti-dhyāna) while chanting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform Jyotirlinga-style pūjā with offerings (water, bilva) as an act of surrender to Hara.