Shloka 17

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

संकर्षणात्मको रुद्रो विषानलशिखोज्ज्वलः । कल्पांते निष्क्रमन्ते यद्वक्त्रेभ्योऽग्निशिखा मुहुः । दग्ध्वा जगत्त्रयं शान्ता भवंतीत्यनुशुश्रुम

Transliteration

saṃkarṣaṇātmako rudro viṣānalaśikhojjvalaḥ | kalpāṃte niṣkramante yadvaktrebhyo'gniśikhā muhuḥ | dagdhvā jagattrayaṃ śāntā bhavaṃtītyanuśuśruma

Translation

ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຍິນວ່າ ຣຸທຣະ ຜູ້ມີສະພາບເປັນສັງກັຣຊະນະ ແລະສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍແປວໄຟແຫ່ງພິດແລະໄຟ—ໃນທ້າຍກັລປະ ພຣະອົງປ່ອຍລິ້ນໄຟອອກຈາກພຣະໂອດຫຼາຍໆເທື່ອ; ເມື່ອເຜົາສາມໂລກແລ້ວ ແປວໄຟນັ້ນກໍສົງບົບລົງ.

Word by Word

• संकर्षण-आत्मकः: of the nature of Saṅkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षण-आत्मकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संकर्षणः आत्मा यस्य/यः’ (having the nature of Saṅkarṣaṇa)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष-अनल-शिखा-उज्ज्वलः: blazing with poison-fire flames
• विष-अनल-शिखा-उज्ज्वलः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनल (प्रातिपदिक) + शिखा (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विषानलस्य शिखया उज्ज्वलः’ (blazing with the flame of poison-fire)

• कल्प-अन्ते: at the end of the aeon
• कल्प-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘कल्पस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of an aeon)

• निष्क्रमन्ते: they come forth
• निष्क्रमन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्+क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: which/when
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative) — here linking to following clause (‘that which/when’)

• वक्त्रेभ्यः: from the mouths
• वक्त्रेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• अग्नि-शिखाः: flames of fire
• अग्नि-शिखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘अग्नेः शिखाः’ (flames of fire)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of frequency)

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having burnt’

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three worlds)

• शान्ताः: calmed/quenched
• शान्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘अग्निशिखाः’ (flames)

• भवन्ति: they become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अनुशुश्रुम: we have heard
• अनुशुश्रुम: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pralaya motif: Rudra at kalpānta emits consuming fire; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga legend.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpānta (end of an aeon) conflagration; three-world dissolution

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Saṅkarṣaṇa

FAQs

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

It portrays Rudra as the cosmic dissolver whose fiery power ends the kalpa, teaching that all conditioned worlds are impermanent and that peace (śānti) is restored when dissolution completes—pointing the seeker toward Pati (Śiva) beyond change.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva as Rudra with mouths emitting dissolving fire; Linga-worship anchors devotion to that same Lord who governs creation, maintenance, and dissolution, helping the devotee contemplate His sovereign power while seeking His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Rudra-dhyāna with the Panchākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), contemplating Rudra’s purifying fire as the burning of inner impurities (pāśa) rather than fear of outer destruction.