Shloka 48

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे वाणी समुत्पन्ना शिवाच्छुभा । तपः पुनः प्रकर्त्तव्यं संशयस्यापनुत्तये

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare vāṇī samutpannā śivācchubhā | tapaḥ punaḥ prakarttavyaṃ saṃśayasyāpanuttaye

Translation

Just then, an auspicious voice arose from Śiva: “Perform austerity once again, so that your doubt may be dispelled.”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाणी: speech/voice
• वाणी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुत्पन्ना: arisen, manifested
• समुत्पन्ना: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-पद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाणी इति विधेय

• शिवात्: from Śiva
• शिवात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाणी इति विशेषण

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रकर्त्तव्यम्: should be performed
• प्रकर्त्तव्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कर्तृ (धातु √कृ)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थ (ought to be done)

• संशयस्य: of doubt
• संशयस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपनुत्तये: for removal
• अपनुत्तये: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (Sampradāna/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप-नुद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-अर्थे/प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; 'अपनुत्ति' = removal (action-noun)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as a divine voice/ākāśavāṇī) as reported by Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when doubt (saṃśaya) obstructs spiritual progress, Śiva’s grace directs the seeker back to tapas—steady discipline that purifies the mind and makes truth self-evident.

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

The “voice from Śiva” reflects Saguna Śiva’s compassionate guidance; in practice, devotees approach this guidance through Linga-upāsanā—worship with mantra, purity, and disciplined observances that mature into inner certainty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Renewed tapas: take a vrata (especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri), repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and support it with simple disciplines like bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa, and focused japa to remove mental doubt.