Shloka 32

Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā

Devanagari script

अधृष्यां सर्वभूतानां तेजसा नियमेन च । सोऽश्वरूपं समास्थाय गत्वा तां मैथुनेच्छया

Transliteration

adhṛṣyāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tejasā niyamena ca | so'śvarūpaṃ samāsthāya gatvā tāṃ maithunecchayā

Translation

ತನ್ನ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ನಿಯಮಬಲದಿಂದ ಅವನು ಸರ್ವಭೂತಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಜೇಯನಾಗಿದ್ದನು. ಅವನು ಅಶ್ವರൂപವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ, ಸಂಯೋಗೇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತನಾಗಿ ಅವಳ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋದನು.

Word by Word

• अधृष्याम्: unassailable (her)
• अधृष्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधृष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘unassailable/untouchable’

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘all beings’)

• तेजसा: by splendour
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• नियमेन: by restraint/rule
• नियमेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

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

• अश्व-रूपम्: horse-form
• अश्व-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/उपपद-भाव: ‘horse-form’)

• समास्थाय: having assumed
• समास्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having assumed/taken up’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having gone’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मैथुनेच्छया: with desire for intercourse
• मैथुनेच्छया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथुन + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (हेतु/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘desire for intercourse’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, within the Uma-samhita narrative frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how immense tejas (spiritual potency) combined with niyama (disciplined will) makes a being ‘unassailable’; it also shows that desire can appear in narrative as a force that must ultimately be governed and purified toward dharma and liberation.

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

By depicting Shiva’s assumption of a specific form, the text emphasizes saguna-līlā—Shiva manifesting through forms for cosmic play and instruction—supporting devotional contemplation that leads from form-based worship toward the formless, transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is niyama and sense-discipline: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and yogic restraint to transform desire into focused devotion and inner purity.