Shloka 7

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

यस्मादकल्पयत्कल्पान्तमग्राश्शुचयो यतः । भवंति मुनिशार्दूल नमस्तस्मै स्वयम्भुवे

Transliteration

yasmādakalpayatkalpāntamagrāśśucayo yataḥ | bhavaṃti muniśārdūla namastasmai svayambhuve

Translation

Salutations to that Self-born Lord (Svayambhū), from whom—even at the end of an aeon—pure and foremost ones arise; O tiger among sages, from Him the sacred seers come into being.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: from whom
• यस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from whom/wherefrom)

• अकल्पयत्: arranged/formed
• अकल्पयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्/कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; नकार-आगमः (अ- उपसर्ग/निषेधार्थ न, अत्र ‘अकल्पयत्’ = ‘कल्पयामास’)

• कल्पान्तम्: the end of an aeon
• कल्पान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कल्पस्य अन्तः)

• अग्राः: foremost
• अग्राः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेष्यसहित)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शुचयः)

• शुचयः: the pure ones (sages)
• शुचयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यतः: from which/therefore
• यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/अव्ययप्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थ/यत्-सम्बन्ध (wherefrom/therefore)

• भवन्ति: become/come to be
• भवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां शार्दूलः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थ (salutation)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्भुवे: to the Self-born (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; तस्मै इत्यस्य समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (self-born)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namas tasmai svayambhuve

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpānta (end of an aeon) and re-emergence of ṛṣis in the next cycle

Characters & Entities

• Svayambhu (Self-born Lord)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

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

It proclaims the Self-born Lord (Pati) as the ultimate source from whom purity, wisdom, and the highest sages arise—even across cosmic dissolution—highlighting Shiva as the ground of both creation and spiritual illumination.

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

By offering namas to the Self-born Lord, the verse supports Saguna devotion as a direct approach to the transcendent source; Linga-worship embodies this same Svayambhu principle—Shiva as self-existent and the origin of all sacred orders.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is continual namas (salutation) and remembrance of Shiva as Svayambhu—performed through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily worship (arcana) as a discipline of purity (śuci).