Shloka 15

Devanagari script

चन्द्रमस्तेजसा तस्याः स्तनयुग्मं व्यजायत । मध्यमे न्द्रेण जंघोरू वारुणेन बभूवतुः

Transliteration

candramastejasā tasyāḥ stanayugmaṃ vyajāyata | madhyame ndreṇa jaṃghorū vāruṇena babhūvatuḥ

Translation

From the brilliance of the Moon, her pair of breasts came into being. By the power of Indra, her middle portion was formed, and by Varuṇa her shanks and thighs were produced.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रमाः: the Moon
• चन्द्रमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेजसा: by (his) radiance
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• स्तनयुग्मम्: pair of breasts
• स्तनयुग्मम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (स्तनयोः युग्मम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यजायत: was produced/arose
• व्यजायत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि-

• मध्यमे: in the middle (part)
• मध्यमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• इन्द्रेण: by Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• जङ्घोरू: the shanks and thighs
• जङ्घोरू: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (जङ्घा च ऊरू च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (जङ्घा-प्रधान); प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• वारुणेन: by Varuṇa (Varuṇa's)
• वारुणेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

• बभूवतुः: became (the two)
• बभूवतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Indra
• Varuna
• Uma (implied)

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess’s embodied form as a sacred, cosmic manifestation—built from divine powers—yet ultimately pointing beyond the body to the higher truth of Shakti under the lordship of Pati (Shiva).

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

By showing that even exalted, beautiful forms arise through cosmic agencies, the text steers devotion to the supreme source—Shiva as Pati—worshipped as the Linga (transcendent) and also as Saguna Shiva with Shakti (immanent).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the body as a temporary, divinely-ordered form and fix the mind on Shiva through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supporting it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steady devotion.