Shloka 19

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

अतस्सनत्कुमारस्तु तेजस्संक्षिप्य तिष्ठति । तेषां सप्तमहावंशा दिव्या देवर्षिपूजिताः

Transliteration

atassanatkumārastu tejassaṃkṣipya tiṣṭhati | teṣāṃ saptamahāvaṃśā divyā devarṣipūjitāḥ

Translation

Therefore Sanatkumāra, having withdrawn and gathered his radiance within himself, remains established in stillness. From that sacred line there arise seven great, divine lineages, revered and worshipped even by the god-sages.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (हेतु-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: therefore/from that)

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सनत् + कुमार)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तेजः: splendour/energy
• तेजः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संक्षिप्य: having withdrawn/contracted
• संक्षिप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• महावंशाः: great lineages
• महावंशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महा + वंश)

• दिव्याः: divine
• दिव्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (महावंशाः)

• देवर्षिपूजिताः: worshipped by divine sages
• देवर्षिपूजिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवर्षि + पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘पूजित’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवर्षिभिः पूजिताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga story; depicts Sanatkumāra’s inward withdrawal of tejas—an archetype of tapas and jñāna-sthiti—followed by emergence of revered lineages.

Significance: Models interiorization (tejaḥ-saṃkṣepa) and steadfastness; encourages seekers to turn inward so that divine lineages of knowledge/discipline arise—anugraha expressed through stable wisdom transmission.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Stabilization after emanation: withdrawal/containment of radiance and establishment of enduring lineages

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Devarshis

FAQs

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

It highlights yogic mastery: withdrawing tejas (inner spiritual radiance) and abiding steadily, which in Shaiva thought supports purification of the bound soul (paśu) and prepares it for Shiva’s grace leading toward liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes inner steadiness and containment of power—an inward counterpart to outward Linga worship. In Saguna practice, devotion to Shiva’s form matures into inward concentration where the devotee gathers the mind and prana, making worship both external (archana) and internal (dhyana).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative withdrawal (pratyāhāra/dhyāna) is implied: collect the senses and mind inward while repeating Shiva’s mantra (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating stillness and luminous awareness.