Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

प्रभासस्य तु सा भार्य्या वसूनामष्टमस्य च । विश्वकर्मा महाभाग तस्य जज्ञे प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

prabhāsasya tu sā bhāryyā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ca | viśvakarmā mahābhāga tasya jajñe prajāpatiḥ

Translation

彼女はヴァスたちの第八であるプラバーサ（Prabhāsa）の妻となり、その吉祥なる者より、プラジャーパティたるヴィシュヴァカルマン（Viśvakarmā）が生まれた。

Word by Word

• प्रभासस्य: of Prabhāsa
• प्रभासस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विशेष/विरोधार्थक

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: विधेय (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वसूनाम्: of the Vasus
• वसूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• अष्टमस्य: of the eighth
• अष्टमस्य: सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्धविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; प्रभासस्य इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: विश्वस्य कर्म (or विश्वं कर्म यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रूपम् ‘विश्वकर्मा’ (विश्वकर्मन्-शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचन)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: महान् भागः यस्य/महान् भागः (honorific), पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him; of that (one)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born; arose
• जज्ञे: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: प्रजानां पतिः, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: progenitor-generation within sarga framework

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Vasus
• Viśvakarmā
• Prajāpati

FAQs

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

This verse situates cosmic order through lineage: Prajāpatis arise within divinely governed creation, reminding the seeker that worldly manifestation operates under Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord, while beings and functions unfold through appointed progenitors.

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

Though genealogical, it supports Saguna Shiva understanding: the universe, its artisanship and structure (symbolized by Viśvakarmā), is part of Śiva’s orderly manifestation; Linga worship centers the devotee on the transcendent Pati who empowers all cosmic roles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is contemplative remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva as the inner ruler of creation while reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating detachment from mere lineage/pride and aligning work and craft to dharma.