Shloka 22

सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation

Devanagari script

लम्बायाश्चैव घोषोऽथ नागवीथी च यामिजा । पृथिवी विषमस्तस्यामरुन्धत्यामजायत

Transliteration

lambāyāścaiva ghoṣo'tha nāgavīthī ca yāmijā | pṛthivī viṣamastasyāmarundhatyāmajāyata

Translation

From Lambā were born Ghoṣa, and also Nāgavīthī and Yāmijā. From Arundhatī, Pṛthivī and Viṣama were born.

Word by Word

• लम्बायाः: of Lambā
• लम्बायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात/conjunction

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

• घोषः: Ghoṣa (name)/sound
• घोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence/then)

• नागवीथी: Nāgavīthī (name)
• नागवीथी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + वीथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नागानां वीथी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात/conjunction

• यामिजा: Yāmijā (name)
• यामिजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यामि + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (यामेः/यमस्य जाताः)

• पृथिवी: Pṛthivī (Earth/name)
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विषमः: Viṣama (name)
• विषमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अरुन्धत्याम्: in/at Arundhatī
• अरुन्धत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अजायत: was born/arose
• अजायत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; continues the emanational genealogy of beings/deities, a Purāṇic mapping of the created order.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhati

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the dharmic continuity of sacred lineages; in Shaiva thought, honoring such lineage (paramparā) supports right conduct and prepares the seeker for devotion to Pati (Shiva) beyond worldly bonds.

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

Though genealogical, it frames the human and sage traditions through which Linga-worship, vows, and Shaiva teachings are transmitted; Saguna Shiva’s grace is often approached through established dharmic households and rishis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is reverence to one’s teachers and elders (guru-vandana) and steady daily japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align one’s life with the dharmic stream these lineages represent.