Shloka 18

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

भूतसर्गमिमं सम्यगवोचं ते महामुने । विभागं शृणु राज्यानां क्रमशस्तं ब्रुवेऽधुना

Transliteration

bhūtasargamimaṃ samyagavocaṃ te mahāmune | vibhāgaṃ śṛṇu rājyānāṃ kramaśastaṃ bruve'dhunā

Translation

O great sage, I have rightly described to you this creation of beings. Now listen to the orderly division of realms and dominions, which I shall explain step by step.

Word by Word

• भूतसर्गम्: creation of beings
• भूतसर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानाम् सर्गः)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्यक्: properly/fully
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अवोचम्: I told/declared
• अवोचम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः अव-

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन (तुभ्यम्/ते); सर्वनाम

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• विभागम्: division/distribution
• विभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राज्यानाम्: of the kingdoms
• राज्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• क्रमशः: in sequence
• क्रमशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in order)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विभागम् इत्यस्य अन्वयः

• ब्रुवे: I tell
• ब्रुवे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages, framing the Purana’s discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

FAQs

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

It signals a shift from describing the emergence of beings to explaining the ordered structure of realms, encouraging discernment (viveka) about the cosmos—an aid for the bound soul (paśu) to recognize the governance of Pati (Śiva) beyond worldly domains.

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

By mapping realms and their hierarchy, the text implicitly contrasts limited ‘kingdoms’ with the supreme Lord symbolized by the Liṅga—Saguna worship leads the devotee from structured cosmic understanding toward the transcendent reality of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (attentive listening) and mananā (reflection) on Śiva’s cosmic order; this can be paired with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the teaching and orient the mind toward liberation.