Shloka 2

Diter Vratabhaṅga and Indra’s Intervention

Diti–Kaśyapa Narrative

Devanagari script

जुह्वानस्य ब्रह्मणो वै प्रजासर्ग इहोच्यते । पूर्वं यानथ ब्रह्मर्षीनुत्पन्नान्सप्त मानसान्

Transliteration

juhvānasya brahmaṇo vai prajāsarga ihocyate | pūrvaṃ yānatha brahmarṣīnutpannānsapta mānasān

Translation

Here is described the emanation of progeny from Brahmā, the Lord of creation, while he was engaged in sacrificial offering. First, there arose the seven Brahmarṣis—mind-born sages—manifested from his will.

Word by Word

• जुह्वानस्य: of the offering one (performing oblations)
• जुह्वानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जुह्वान (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमान-कृदन्त from हु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त-नाम

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रजासर्गः: creation of creatures
• प्रजासर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘प्रजानां सर्गः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• उच्यते: is said/called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• पूर्वम्: formerly; first
• पूर्वम्: Kala (काल/Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• यान्: whom/which
• यान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (sequencing particle)

• ब्रह्मर्षीन्: Brahmarṣis (divine seers)
• ब्रह्मर्षीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘ब्रह्म-ऋषयः’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उत्पन्नान्: born; arisen
• उत्पन्नान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ब्रह्मर्षीन्)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; विशेषण (qualifies मानसान्)

• मानसान्: mind-born
• मानसान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ब्रह्मर्षीन्; ‘mind-born’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: prajāsarga from Brahmā during yajña; emergence of sapta mānasāḥ (mind-born seers)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Brahmarishis

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an ordered unfolding: even Brahmā’s creative power operates through dharma (yajña) and mind-born intention, while Shaiva Siddhānta ultimately places such cosmic processes under the supreme Lord (Pati) beyond the created order.

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

By presenting Brahmā as a functional creator within the cosmos, the verse supports the Purāṇic hierarchy where devotees turn to Saguna Śiva (often worshiped as the Liṅga) as the highest refuge beyond secondary cosmic agents.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The setting of yajña highlights disciplined worship and purity; as a practical takeaway, one may combine daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a simple offering (dīpa/naivedya) done in a spirit of inner sacrifice.