Shloka 19

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

तद्दिनं हि समारभ्य मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम् । लिंगं चैव शिवस्यैकं प्रसिद्धं भुवनत्रये

Transliteration

taddinaṃ hi samārabhya mallikārjunasaṃbhavam | liṃgaṃ caiva śivasyaikaṃ prasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye

Translation

その日より、マッリカーアルジュナとして顕れた主シヴァの唯一のリンガは、三界に名高くなった。

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण (demonstrative)

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• समारभ्य: starting from
• समारभ्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having begun/starting from’

• मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम्: arisen from Mallikā and Arjuna
• मल्लिकार्जुनसंभवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मल्लिका + अर्जुन + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (born of/connected with Mallikā and Arjuna)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण

• प्रसिद्धम्: well-known
• प्रसिद्धम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial adjective)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular) — ‘in the three worlds’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna

Sthala Purana: After Śiva’s manifestation as a Jyotirliṅga at Śrīśaila, the liṅga became celebrated in all the three worlds as “Mallikārjuna,” signifying Śiva’s self-revealed presence for the uplift of beings.

Significance: Darśana of the Jyotirliṅga is held to confer both bhukti (worldly well-being) and the orientation toward mukti through Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mallikarjuna

FAQs

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

It declares the enduring fame of Śiva’s Liṅga manifestation as Mallikārjuna, affirming that when Śiva reveals Himself in a consecrated form for devotees, that sacred presence becomes a world-sustaining means of grace and liberation.

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

By naming the Liṅga as Śiva’s ‘one’ celebrated form, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach the transcendent (Nirguṇa) Lord through the tangible, worshipable Liṅga that embodies His accessible compassion and power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Liṅga-pūjā—abhisheka with water, bilva offerings, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” performed with devotion as a direct approach to Mallikārjuna’s grace.