Shloka 7

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश्च साध्यः शर्वसुयोगिनः । तत्रेति पुत्राश्चत्वारो भविष्यन्ति महामुने

Transliteration

sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiśca sādhyaḥ śarvasuyoginaḥ | tatreti putrāścatvāro bhaviṣyanti mahāmune

Translation

O great sage, they will be all-knowing, even-minded, and spiritually accomplished—perfected yogins devoted to Śarva (Śiva). In that line, four sons will be born.

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञः: the omniscient one
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वं जानाति इति); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• समबुद्धिः: one of equal-mindedness
• समबुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (समाः बुद्धिः यस्य); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• साध्यः: Sādhya
• साध्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नाम (one named Sādhya / the Sādhya)

• शर्वसुयोगिनः: of Śarva’s excellent yogin
• शर्वसुयोगिनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक) + su (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (शर्वे सुयोगी/शर्वस्य सुयोगी); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे (of Śarva’s good yogin / of the excellent yogin of Śarva)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāraḥ (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम् (to पुत्राः)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (महान् मुनिः); पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It describes the Shaiva ideal of a perfected devotee—one established in equanimity and spiritual accomplishment through devotion to Śiva—indicating that such qualities manifest in the lineage being described.

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

By naming Śarva (a Saguna epithet of Śiva), the verse points to devotion to Śiva as the personal Lord; such bhakti-yoga is traditionally expressed through Linga worship, mantra, and disciplined conduct leading to steadiness of mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivating samabuddhi (equanimity) through Shiva-focused yoga—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Śiva, and steady devotional observances that mature into siddhi (spiritual accomplishment).