Shloka 25

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

ततः कुम्भात्समुत्पन्नो वसिष्ठो मित्रसंभवः । अगस्त्यो वरुणाज्जातो वडवाग्निसमद्युतिः

Transliteration

tataḥ kumbhātsamutpanno vasiṣṭho mitrasaṃbhavaḥ | agastyo varuṇājjāto vaḍavāgnisamadyutiḥ

Translation

ನಂತರ ಕುಂಭದಿಂದ ಮಿತ್ರಸಂಭವ ವಸಿಷ್ಠನು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದನು. ವರುಣನಿಂದ ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯನು ಜನಿಸಿದನು; ವಡವಾಗ್ನಿಯಂತೆ ದೀಪ್ತಿಮಾನನು.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from that/thereupon)

• कुम्भात्: from the pot
• कुम्भात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen/born
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मित्र-संभवः: born of Mitra
• मित्र-संभवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी; ‘मित्रस्य सम्भवः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरुणात्: from Varuṇa
• वरुणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वडवा-अग्नि-सम-द्युतिः: having a radiance like the submarine fire
• वडवा-अग्नि-सम-द्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वडवा (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान/सादृश्य: ‘वडवाग्नेः समा द्युतिः यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत् प्रयोगः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Vasistha
• Mitra
• Agastya
• Varuna
• Vadavagni

FAQs

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

It highlights how exalted sages can manifest through divine ordinance rather than ordinary birth, underscoring that tapas, purity, and grace uphold dharma—supporting the Shaiva view that Pati (Shiva) governs the cosmos through ordered means and empowered beings.

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

By honoring Vasiṣṭha and Agastya as dharma-bearers within Shiva’s cosmic administration, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion: worship of the Linga is linked with reverence for rishis and scriptural lineage that transmit Shiva’s disciplines and mantras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is guru-and-rishi-smaraṇa (remembering the rishi lineage) before japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and maintaining śauca (purity) and tapas as the inner discipline that makes worship fruitful.