Shloka 11

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति कलौ तदा । अत्रिर्दवशदश्चैव श्रवणोथ श्रविष्कटः

Transliteration

tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyanti kalau tadā | atrirdavaśadaścaiva śravaṇotha śraviṣkaṭaḥ

Translation

There too, in the Kali age at that time, those sons of mine will come to be—Atri, Davaśadaśa, and also Śravaṇa, and then Śraviṣkaṭa.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (emphasis/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपेक्षा (also/even)

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

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) / चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; सन्दर्भतः षष्ठी (your)

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

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: अधिकरण (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; युग-नाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: सम्बन्ध (time marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: कर्ता-समानााधिकरण (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• दवशदः: Davaśada
• दवशदः: कर्ता-समानााधिकरण (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दवशद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• श्रवणः: Śravaṇa
• श्रवणः: कर्ता-समानााधिकरण (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (then/and next)

• श्रविष्कटः: Śraviṣkaṭa
• श्रविष्कटः: कर्ता-समानााधिकरण (name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रविष्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kali-yuga reference (age of decline) contrasted with continued birth of Śiva-aligned progeny

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Davaśadaśa
• Śravaṇa
• Śraviṣkaṭa

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva’s continuing, compassionate presence in Kali Yuga through manifested lineages/forms, teaching that even in decline of dharma, the Lord remains accessible for protection and upliftment of beings.

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

By naming forthcoming sons/forms, the text emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Shiva who graciously takes knowable names and functions—supporting devotional worship (including Linga worship) as a concrete means to approach the transcendent Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva’s names/forms) and steady bhakti in Kali Yuga, supported by regular Shiva worship such as Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).