Shloka 32

Devanagari script

करवालः पार्थिवं च यावत्स्पृशति नो द्विजाः । यावच्च पार्थिवात्तस्मादाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः

Transliteration

karavālaḥ pārthivaṃ ca yāvatspṛśati no dvijāḥ | yāvacca pārthivāttasmādāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ

Translation

ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନେ! କରବାଳ ଯେତେବେଳେ ପାର୍ଥିବ (ଲିଙ୍ଗ)କୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କଲା, ସେହି ପାର୍ଥିବ ରୂପରୁ ତେବେ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ହର ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• करवालः: the sword
• करवालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पार्थिवम्: the ground/earth
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• यावत्: until / as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

• स्पृशति: touches
• स्पृशति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नः: our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध/Possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘our’

• द्विजाः: O brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—addressed group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यावत्: until / as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

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

• पार्थिवात्: from the ground
• पार्थिवात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/From that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• आविरासीत्: appeared / became manifest
• आविरासीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘became manifest/appeared’

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive/emphatic)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara

Sthala Purana: Śiva manifests ‘svayam’ from a pārthiva-liṅga at the critical moment—an archetypal jyotirliṅga-style prādurbhāva where the liṅga becomes the epiphanic body of Hara for bhakta-rakṣaṇa.

Significance: Affirms efficacy of simple earthen-liṅga worship; inspires faith that Śiva responds directly to sincere devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that Śiva is not compelled by force; when devotion and destiny reach their limit, Hara reveals Himself from the liṅga by His own svātantrya (sovereign will), affirming Pati as the self-luminous Lord who grants grace.

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

The earthen liṅga represents a saguna support for worship; the verse teaches that sincere liṅga-upāsanā culminates in Śiva’s living presence, where the symbol becomes the doorway to direct divine manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It favors liṅga-pūjā with simple, pure materials (including a pārthiva-liṅga), steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and humility—seeking darśana through devotion rather than aggression.