Shloka 22

शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation

Devanagari script

चराचरविवृद्ध्यर्थमीशेनैकेन सर्वगे । दक्षस्य मम पुत्रस्य पुत्री भव भवाम्बिके

Transliteration

carācaravivṛddhyarthamīśenaikena sarvage | dakṣasya mama putrasya putrī bhava bhavāmbike

Translation

“O all-pervading Ambikā, for the increase and flourishing of all beings—moving and unmoving—by the will of the one Supreme Lord, become the daughter of Dakṣa, who is my son, O Bhavāmbikā.”

Word by Word

• चर-अचर-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: for the increase of the moving and unmoving (beings)
• चर-अचर-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: Prayojana/Hetu (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक) + विवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: (चराचर) द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + ‘विवृद्धि’ (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) + ‘अर्थम्’ (प्रयोजनार्थे)

• ईशेन: by the Lord
• ईशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एकेन: by one (alone)
• एकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘īśena’)

• सर्वगे: O all-pervading one
• सर्वगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्वत्र गच्छति’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रातिपदिक, परन्तु रूपेण साधारण-सुबन्त

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karma (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भव-अम्बिके: O Ambikā, (consort) of Bhava
• भव-अम्बिके: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘भवस्य अम्बिका’)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This verse seeds the Dakṣa-daughter (Satī) descent motif: Devī incarnates as Satī, leading to Dakṣa-yajña, Satī’s self-immolation, and later Pārvatī’s rebirth—events that many regional sthala traditions connect to Śakti-pīṭhas (though not directly to a Jyotirliṅga here).

Significance: Contemplation of Devī’s avatāra as Satī is taken as a reminder that cosmic flourishing (carācara-vivृद्धि) proceeds by īśvara-saṅkalpa through Śakti’s embodiment.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Daksha
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (the One Lord, Pati) as the guiding intelligence behind cosmic welfare, directing Śakti’s descent to sustain dharma and the flourishing of all beings—an expression of divine grace working through birth and destiny.

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

By showing the “One Lord” orchestrating the world through a personal, purposeful act (Śakti’s incarnation), the verse supports Saguna devotion—worship of Śiva as the compassionate ruler whose Linga symbolizes His all-pervading presence and governance of creation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to contemplate Śiva as the One Lord behind all life (carācaram) while japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating surrender to His will and seeking His grace for dharma and inner growth.