Shloka 28

व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā

Devanagari script

तेषां भावं समालोक्य भगवान्बादरायणः । प्रादुर्बभूव सर्वात्मा पराशरतपःफलम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ bhāvaṃ samālokya bhagavānbādarāyaṇaḥ | prādurbabhūva sarvātmā parāśaratapaḥphalam

Translation

వారి అంతర్భావాన్ని చూసి, సర్వాత్ముడైన భగవాన్ బాదరాయణుడు ప్రాదుర్భవించాడు—పరాశరుని తపస్సు ఫలంగా ఆయన అవతరించాడు.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भावम्: state of mind; disposition
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• समालोक्य: having seen/considered
• समालोक्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having observed’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• बादरायणः: Bādarāyaṇa
• बादरायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बादरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• प्रादुर्: manifest; forth
• प्रादुर्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; ‘प्रादुर्भू’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद (adverbial preverb: ‘manifestly/into appearance’)

• बभूव: appeared; became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वात्मा: the all-soul; universal self
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वः आत्मा यस्य/सर्वात्मा)

• पराशर-तपः-फलम्: the fruit of Parāśara’s austerities
• पराशर-तपः-फलम्: Predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पराशरतपसः फलम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages, inferred from Purana dialogue convention in Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa)
• Parāśara

FAQs

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

It teaches that divine manifestation responds to sincere inner bhāva and tapas: when intention is ripe and purified, grace takes form through realized beings—here, Bādarāyaṇa appears as the mature fruit of Parāśara’s austerities.

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

By highlighting that the Sarvātmā (the indwelling Reality) can become accessible through a manifest form, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—as a compassionate means for seekers to approach the transcendent Shiva through tangible revelation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhāva and tapas: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined self-restraint, and daily Shiva-pūjā (including Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrākṣa where appropriate) to make the mind fit for grace to manifest.