Shloka 34

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपस्विनः । उशिको बृहदश्वश्च देवलः कविरेव च

Transliteration

tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyanti tapasvinaḥ | uśiko bṛhadaśvaśca devalaḥ kavireva ca

Translation

Di sana juga, putera-putera-Ku akan lahir melalui engkau—para pertapa agung: Uśika, Bṛhadaśva, Devala dan Kavi.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• तपस्विनः: ascetic, practicing austerities
• तपस्विनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of पुत्राः

• उशिकः: Uśika
• उशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• बृहदश्वः: Bṛhadaśva
• बृहदश्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'great-horsed' (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवलः: Devala
• देवलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• कविः: Kavi
• कविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: parivarta/yuga-cycle allusion (implicit by ‘tatrāpi’)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uśika
• Bṛhadaśva
• Devala
• Kavi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who bestows spiritually qualified outcomes—here, tapasvī sons—showing that true prosperity in Shaiva thought is the rise of dharma, tapas, and Shiva-oriented wisdom rather than mere worldly gain.

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

By speaking as a personal bestower of boons, Shiva is presented in his Saguna aspect—accessible, responsive, and compassionate. Such grace is traditionally approached through Linga worship, where devotion and discipline ripen into blessings aligned with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The key cue is “tapasvinaḥ” (ascetics): steady tapas supported by Shiva-upāsanā—daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga abhiṣeka, and disciplined conduct—so that blessings manifest as spiritual strength and clarity.