Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पुत्रान्वै कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पितामहः । तेषां विरोधो देवानां दानवानां महानृषे

Transliteration

putrānvai kalpayāmāsa svayameva pitāmahaḥ | teṣāṃ virodho devānāṃ dānavānāṃ mahānṛṣe

Translation

O Avô (Brahmā) gerou por si mesmo filhos. Deles nasceu a grande inimizade entre os Devas e os Dānavas, ó grande sábio.

Word by Word

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; object

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed)

• कल्पयामास: created / brought forth
• कल्पयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्/कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense ‘caused to be/created’ (denominative/णिच्-भाव)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (oneself)

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (only/indeed)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; subject

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive

• विरोधः: conflict
• विरोधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; subject/predicate-noun

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive

• महानृषे: O great sage
• महानृषे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान्-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् ऋषिः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It frames worldly conflict as arising within creation itself; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such dualities belong to the realm of pasha (bondage), while liberation comes by turning to Pati—Lord Shiva—who transcends Deva-Danava oppositions.

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

By highlighting conflict born of manifested beings, the text implicitly points seekers toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga as the steady divine focus) as a means to rise above agitation and align with Shiva’s stabilizing grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namah Shivaya”) with Tripundra (bhasma) remembrance, cultivating inner neutrality toward conflict and devotion to Shiva as the liberating Lord.