Shloka 43

Devanagari script

प्रादुरासीत्ततस्सर्गो राजसः शंकराज्ञया । अवाक्स्रोता इति ख्यातो मानुषः परसाधकः

Transliteration

prādurāsīttatassargo rājasaḥ śaṃkarājñayā | avāksrotā iti khyāto mānuṣaḥ parasādhakaḥ

Translation

Then, by Śaṅkara’s command, the rājasa creation manifested. It became renowned as the “Avāksrotā” stream—human in form—capable of higher spiritual accomplishment.

Word by Word

• prādurāsīt: appeared, manifested
• prādurāsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur √as (धातु: अस्)
• Form: लट्-लकारार्थे लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anubandha (काल/अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• sargaḥ: creation, emanation
• sargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• rājasaḥ: rajas-born; of the quality of rajas
• rājasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) सर्गस्य

• śaṃkara-ājñayā: by Śaṅkara’s command
• śaṃkara-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpuruṣa): शंकरस्य आज्ञा

• avāk-srotāḥ: the downward-flowing (stream/creation)
• avāk-srotāḥ: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avāk (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + srotas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: अवाक् (अधोमुख/अधोगामी) स्रोता यस्य/यः

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• khyātaḥ: was known/called
• khyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khyā (धातु: ख्या)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• mānuṣaḥ: human (creation)
• mānuṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa/Viśeṣya (विशेषण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); अवाक्स्रोताः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• para-sādhakaḥ: one who accomplishes the highest (goal)
• para-sādhakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः: परं साधयति/परस्य साधकः

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Rājasa avāksrotas (human) manifestation by Śaṅkara’s command: the pivotal embodiment where karma, knowledge, and grace can converge toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states that even the active, rājasa phase of creation unfolds under Śiva’s sovereignty, and that human birth (Avāksrotā) is especially suited for disciplined sādhana leading toward the Supreme.

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

Since the sargas arise by Śaṅkara’s command, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship (such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā) as aligning one’s life with the Lord who governs creation—transforming rajas into devotion and right practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the human condition for parasādhana: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Śiva-liṅga worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steady the mind and redirect rājasa impulses toward liberation.