Shloka 7

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

अरिष्टदीपनिर्वाणस्सर्वारिष्टविनाशकृत् । तनयो नाम तस्यान्तु शुचिष्मत्याम्बभूव ह

Transliteration

ariṣṭadīpanirvāṇassarvāriṣṭavināśakṛt | tanayo nāma tasyāntu śuciṣmatyāmbabhūva ha

Translation

శుచిష్మతీ నుండి ‘అరిష్టదీపనిర్వాణ’ అనే కుమారుడు జన్మించాడు; అతడు సమస్త అరిష్టాల (అమంగళ సూచనల) నాశకుడు; నిజంగా అదే అతని నామమైంది।

Word by Word

• ariṣṭa-dīpa-nirvāṇaḥ: (one named) ‘Extinguisher of the lamp of misfortune’
• ariṣṭa-dīpa-nirvāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थः—‘अरिष्टस्य दीपनिर्वाणः’ इति

• sarva-ariṣṭa-vināśa-kṛt: destroyer of all misfortunes
• sarva-ariṣṭa-vināśa-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कृ’ धातोः कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कृदन्त) ‘कृत्’ = कर्तरि (agent noun)

• tanayaḥ: a son
• tanayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• nāma: by name / indeed
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle) ‘indeed/by name’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• antu: then / moreover
• antu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/अनुक्रमार्थक-निपात (particle) ‘moreover/then’

• śuciṣmatyām: in/through Śuciṣmatī (name of a woman)
• śuciṣmatyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuciṣmatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• abhūva: was born / came to be
• abhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ha: indeed (expletive)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s protective, grace-bestowing power expressed through a divinely endowed birth: the principle that Shiva removes ariṣṭa (inauspiciousness) and restores auspicious order for devotees.

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

By presenting Shiva’s grace in a named, narratively accessible form (Saguna expression), it supports Linga-worship as a concrete means to seek Shiva’s protection, purification, and the removal of obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pray to Shiva for obstacle-removal through Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application as signs of surrender and purification.