Shloka 18

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्राश्चत्वारो योगसाधकाः । भविष्यंति महात्मानस्तन्नामानि ब्रुवे विधे

Transliteration

tatrāpi mama te putrāścatvāro yogasādhakāḥ | bhaviṣyaṃti mahātmānastannāmāni bruve vidhe

Translation

Even there, O Ordainer (Brahmā), four sons of yours—great-souled ones devoted to the discipline of Yoga—will come to be. I shall now tell you their names.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक; 'पुत्राः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• योगसाधकाः: practitioners of yoga
• योगसाधकाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगस्य साधकाः)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् + आत्मा)

• तत्: those
• तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; 'नामानि' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• ब्रुवे: I tell / I declare
• ब्रुवे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विधे: O Ordainer (Brahmā)
• विधे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः संबोधन (vocative)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Yuga-wise emergence of yogic agents supporting revelation and liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the supreme guide (Pati) who ordains the rise of realized yogic beings, indicating that liberation-oriented yoga unfolds under Shiva’s grace and cosmic order.

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

By portraying Shiva speaking as the divine teacher who reveals sacred lineages and names, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion—approaching the Lord as a personal revealer—while pointing to yoga as a means to realize his higher, transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse directly emphasizes yoga-sādhana—steady meditative discipline; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside purity observances such as bhasma and rudrāksha.