Shloka 8

Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa

Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

Devanagari script

धूमवान् सप्तमः शम्भुस्सर्वकामफलप्रदः । धूमवती शिवा तत्र सदुपासककामदा

Transliteration

dhūmavān saptamaḥ śambhussarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | dhūmavatī śivā tatra sadupāsakakāmadā

Translation

धूमवान् सप्तमः शम्भुस्सर्वकामफलप्रदः । धूमवती शिवा तत्र सदुपासककामदा ॥

Word by Word

• धूमवान्: smoke-bearing (Dhūmavān)
• धूमवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदः: giver of the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषां कामानां फलम् प्रददाति’

• धूमवती: Dhūmavatī
• धूमवती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूमवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• शिवा: the auspicious one / Śivā
• शिवा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• सत्-उपासक-कामदा: granting wishes to true devotees
• सत्-उपासक-कामदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + उपासक + कामदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘सदुपासकानां कामान् ददाति’ (giver of desires to good worshippers)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Tārā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Shambhu
• Dhūmavān
• Dhūmavatī

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva manifests in specific saguna forms to respond to devotees: Dhūmavān grants the results of righteous aims, and Dhūmavatī, as Śakti, fulfills the heartfelt prayers of sincere worshippers—showing the inseparable grace of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti.

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

The verse highlights saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through a named form (Dhūmavān/Śambhu). In Shiva Purana practice, such forms are commonly worshipped through the Śiva-liṅga, where Śiva and Śakti are honored together for both worldly welfare and spiritual upliftment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies sincere upāsanā: worship of Śiva (often via liṅga-abhiṣeka), remembrance/japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and devotion to Śiva-Śakti with purity of intent—seeking boons as fruits of faithful practice.