Shloka 25

सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation

Devanagari script

अयस्य पुत्रो वैतण्डः श्रमः शांतो मुनिस्तथा । ध्रुवस्य पुत्रो भगवान्कालो लोकभावनः

Transliteration

ayasya putro vaitaṇḍaḥ śramaḥ śāṃto munistathā | dhruvasya putro bhagavānkālo lokabhāvanaḥ

Translation

Putra Aya adalah Vaitaṇḍa; dan juga (disebut) Śrama, Śānta, serta sang muni. Putra Dhruva ialah Bhagavān Kāla, pemelihara dan penopang dunia-dunia.

Word by Word

• ayasya: of Aya
• ayasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai-taṇḍaḥ: Vaitaṇḍa (name)
• vai-taṇḍaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vai-taṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śramaḥ: Śrama (name)
• śramaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāntaḥ: Śānta (name)
• śāntaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• muniḥ: Muni (name; sage)
• muniḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• dhruvasya: of Dhruva
• dhruvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the venerable/divine
• bhagavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); honorific adjective qualifying kālaḥ

• kālaḥ: Kāla (name; Time)
• kālaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokabhāvanaḥ: nourisher/sustainer of the worlds
• lokabhāvanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifier of kālaḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Kāla
• Aya
• Vaitaṇḍa
• Śrama
• Śānta
• Muni

FAQs

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

The verse links sacred genealogy with the principle of Kāla (Time) as a sustaining power in the cosmos, pointing—through a Shaiva lens—to Shiva as the ultimate Lord who transcends time while governing it for the world’s order (dharma).

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

By naming Kāla as ‘lokabhāvana’ (world-sustainer), it echoes a common Shaiva understanding: Saguna Shiva is worshipped as the regulator of cosmic functions (including time), while the Linga signifies Shiva’s deeper, timeless reality beyond these functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line, but it supports contemplation on Kāla and impermanence—practically expressed in Shaiva practice through steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance that Shiva is the refuge beyond time.