Shloka 26

द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्

Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations

Devanagari script

अस्य खण्डस्य स स्वामी सर्वेशोपि विशेषतः । सर्वकामप्रदस्तात सोवतारश्शिवस्य वै

Transliteration

asya khaṇḍasya sa svāmī sarveśopi viśeṣataḥ | sarvakāmapradastāta sovatāraśśivasya vai

Translation

Dialah penguasa bagian ini, bahkan secara khusus Sang Sarveśvara. Wahai terkasih, Dialah pemberi segala keinginan—sungguh suatu avatāra dari Śiva.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• खण्डस्य: of the section/region
• खण्डस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वामी: lord/master
• स्वामी: कर्ता (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वेशः: Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: कर्ता (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां ईशः)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (also/even)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

• सर्वकामप्रदः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति)

• तात: O dear one / O father
• तात: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अवतारः: incarnation
• अवतारः: कर्ता (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse asserts that the featured divine figure is not merely a local deity but a special manifestation of Pati (Śiva), capable of granting both worldly aims and, through devotion, the higher good of liberation.

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

By calling him an avatāra of Śiva and ‘lord of this section,’ the text legitimizes Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through a manifested form—while implying that the power behind such worship is Śiva himself, the source of all grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is focused bhakti to Śiva in his manifested form—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Śiva-pūjā (water/bael offering), seeking grace rather than mere acquisition.