Shloka 33
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
परिवर्ते त्रयोविंशे तृणबिन्दुर्यदा मुनिः । श्वेतो नाम तदाहं वै गिरौ कालंजरे शुभे
parivarte trayoviṃśe tṛṇabinduryadā muniḥ | śveto nāma tadāhaṃ vai girau kālaṃjare śubhe
En el vigésimo tercer ciclo, cuando apareció el sabio Tṛṇabindu, Yo en verdad me manifesté entonces como Śveta, en el auspicioso monte Kālañjara.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: Śiva states that in the 23rd parivarta, during the era of sage Tṛṇabindu, He manifested as ‘Śveta’ on the sacred Kālañjara mountain—an archetypal ‘self-manifest’ (svayaṃ-prādurbhāva) mountain-theophany rather than a named Jyotirliṅga episode.
Significance: Darśana of the mountain-manifest Śiva associated with purity (‘Śveta’) and merit accrued by visiting ancient sthānas of Rudra’s prādurbhāva.
Cosmic Event: Explicit parivarta count (23rd cycle) marking cyclical cosmology
FAQs
It affirms that the one Pati (Śiva) freely assumes saguna forms across cosmic cycles to bless beings; His manifestation as “Śveta” marks a sacred descent linked to time (parivarta) and place (Kālañjara) for the uplift of devotees.
By naming a specific form (Śveta) and a specific sacred locale (Kālañjara), the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Śiva through tangible manifestations, holy kṣetras, and (by extension) Linga worship established in such sanctified places.
A practical takeaway is kṣetra-smaraṇa and dhyāna: meditate on Śiva as “Śveta” and honor sacred places of Śiva with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), alongside simple Śiva-pūjā (water offering and reverent remembrance).