Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

मनोहरायाश्शिशिरः प्राणोऽथ रमणस्तथा । अनिलस्य शिवा भार्य्या यस्याः पुत्राः पुरोजवः

Transliteration

manoharāyāśśiśiraḥ prāṇo'tha ramaṇastathā | anilasya śivā bhāryyā yasyāḥ putrāḥ purojavaḥ

Translation

For Manoharā, her sons were Śiśira, Prāṇa, and also Ramaṇa. She became the auspicious wife of Anila, the Wind-god, and her sons were the swift Purojavas.

Word by Word

• मनोहरायाः: of Manoharā
• मनोहरायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिशिरः: Śiśira (name; cool season/coolness)
• शिशिरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राणः: Prāṇa (life-breath; name)
• प्राणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/and further)

• रमणः: Ramaṇa (name; delight)
• रमणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अनिलस्य: of Anila (Wind)
• अनिलस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā (name)
• शिवा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवा इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• यस्याः: of whom
• यस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• पुरोजवः: very swift/foremost in speed
• पुरोजवः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरोजव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुरः-जवः = swift in front/very swift); विशेषण (qualifying पुत्राः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Anila (Vayu)
• Manohara

FAQs

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

It situates the divine cosmos in an ordered lineage, showing how even deities like Vāyu function within Śiva’s overarching governance (Pati), supporting the Shaiva view that the universe operates through divinely appointed powers.

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

Though genealogical, it reinforces Saguna Śiva’s lordship over manifested forces (like wind/prāṇa). In Linga worship, devotees honor Śiva as the inner ruler of all tattvas and deities, not merely one among them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on prāṇa (life-breath) as being governed by Śiva: while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplate that breath and wind are instruments within Śiva’s cosmic order.