Shloka 40

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

त्वया च निर्मिते लोके सकलेऽस्मिन्महाप्रभो । मत्तुल्यो बलवान्नूनं न भवेत्कोऽपि वै पुमान्

Transliteration

tvayā ca nirmite loke sakale'sminmahāprabho | mattulyo balavānnūnaṃ na bhavetko'pi vai pumān

Translation

O Great Lord, in this entire world created by You, surely there is no man at all who could be as powerful as I am.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निर्मिते: created
• निर्मिते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (qualifier of locus)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + मि (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'लोके' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सकले: in this whole (world)
• सकले: अधिकरण-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'अस्मिन् (लोके)' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाप्रभो: O great lord
• महाप्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक); महा-प्रभु (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great lord)

• मत्: of me
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन-रूप (genitive stem form used in compound)

• तुल्यः: equal
• तुल्यः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• बलवान्: strong, powerful
• बलवान्: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• नूनम्: certainly
• नूनम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), निश्चयार्थ (certainly)

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (exist/become)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कः: who
• कः: कर्ता (interrogative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अपि: even, any
• अपि: सम्बन्ध-निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि = even/any

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बोधन-निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (indeed)

• पुमान्: man, person
• पुमान्: कर्ता (subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (addressing Lord Śiva / Mahādeva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how power and status arise within the created order, yet the ultimate source is Mahādeva; in Shaiva thought, true spiritual maturity is to recognize that all capacities are dependent on Pati (Śiva) and should culminate in surrender rather than pride.

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

By addressing Śiva as the creator of the entire world, the verse supports Saguna devotion—worshiping Śiva as the personal Lord (Mahāprabhu) who manifests and governs creation; Linga worship similarly centers on this supreme Lord as the ground and sign of all manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair one’s strength or achievements with Śiva-arpaṇa (offering of results to Śiva), supported by daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and devotion.