Shloka 32

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यंति सुधार्मिकाः । भल्लवी मधुपिंगश्च श्वेतकेतुस्तथैव च

Transliteration

tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyaṃti sudhārmikāḥ | bhallavī madhupiṃgaśca śvetaketustathaiva ca

Translation

“There too, those sons of yours will be born as My own—truly righteous and devoted to dharma: Bhallavī, Madhupiṅga, and likewise Śvetaketu.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

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

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

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

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सुधार्मिकाः: very righteous
• सुधार्मिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of पुत्राः

• भल्लवी: Bhallavī
• भल्लवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• मधुपिङ्गः: Madhupiṅga
• मधुपिङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + पिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'honey(-colored) tawny' (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• श्वेतकेतुः: Śvetaketu
• श्वेतकेतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'white-bannered' (proper name)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: parivarta/yuga-cycle allusion (cyclical time)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhallavī
• Madhupiṅga
• Śvetaketu

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati—the divine Lord who safeguards dharma by ensuring the birth of virtuous beings; righteousness and devotion are shown as outcomes of Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal, relational grace—Shiva actively bestows boons and arranges auspicious outcomes for devotees, which is central to devotional Linga-worship in the Purana tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti with Shiva’s names—especially japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking dharmic living as the fruit of Shiva’s anugraha (grace).