Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

सोमस्य भगवान्वर्चा वर्चस्वी येन जायते । धरस्य पुत्रो द्रविणो हुतहव्यवहस्तथा

Transliteration

somasya bhagavānvarcā varcasvī yena jāyate | dharasya putro draviṇo hutahavyavahastathā

Translation

ಸೋಮದಿಂದ ದಿವ್ಯ ವರ್ಚಸ್ಸು ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಅದರಿಂದ ಜನನು ವರ್ಚಸ್ವಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಧರದಿಂದ ದ್ರವಿಣ ಎಂಬ ಪುತ್ರನು ಜನಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಹುತಹವ್ಯವಹ—ಯಜ್ಞಾಹುತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರುವವನು।

Word by Word

• सोमस्य: of Soma
• सोमस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भगवान्: divine/holy
• भगवान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वर्चा)

• वर्चा: splendour
• वर्चा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (वर्चाः-रूपम्)

• वर्चस्वी: splendid, radiant
• वर्चस्वी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्चस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied subject/one possessing splendour)

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• धरस्य: of Dhara
• धरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्रविणः: Draviṇa (name)
• द्रविणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुत्रः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• हुत-हव्य-वहः: Hutahavyavaha (Agni; carrier of offerings)
• हुत-हव्य-वहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + हव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (havyam vahati—carrier of oblations)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Agni
• Dhara
• Draviṇa

FAQs

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

It points to how specific cosmic powers—radiance (varcas), wealth/support (Draviṇa), and sacrificial fire (Agni)—manifest as ordered emanations, ultimately functioning under the supreme Lord (Pati) whose śakti sustains the cosmos.

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

Soma’s radiance and Agni’s oblation-bearing role echo temple worship: offerings, lamps, and consecrated rites are outward (saguṇa) supports that lead the devotee toward Shiva’s inner presence beyond all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform reverent offerings with purity—such as lamp/light (Agni symbolism) and a contemplative focus on inner radiance (varcas)—while remembering Shiva through japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) to internalize the sacrifice as yoga.