Shloka 11

नारीसन्देहभञ्जक-शम्भ्ववतारकथा

The Account of Śambhu’s Incarnation that Dispels Doubts Concerning Women

Devanagari script

तत्र दैववशाद्राज्ञी मुहूर्त्ते सद्गुणान्विते । असूत तनयं दिव्यं सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम्

Transliteration

tatra daivavaśādrājñī muhūrtte sadguṇānvite | asūta tanayaṃ divyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam

Translation

అక్కడ దైవవశాత్, సద్గుణాలతో కూడిన శుభ ముహూర్తంలో, రాణి అన్ని శుభలక్షణాలతో గుర్తింపబడిన దివ్య కుమారుని ప్రసవించింది.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• दैव-वशात्: due to fate
• दैव-वशात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दैव + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (दैवस्य वशः); पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचनरूपेण हेतौ अव्ययवत् (ablative of cause)

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुहूर्त्ते: at an auspicious moment
• मुहूर्त्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सद्-गुण-अन्विते: endowed with good qualities
• सद्-गुण-अन्विते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + गुण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सद्गुणैः अन्वितः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (agreeing with मुहूर्त्ते)

• असूत: gave birth
• असूत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तनयम्: a son
• तनयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (तनयम् विशेषयति)

• सर्व-लक्षण-लक्षितम्: marked by all auspicious signs
• सर्व-लक्षण-लक्षितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लक्षण + लक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः लक्षणैः लक्षितः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The auspicious birth at a tīrtha-like lake-bank is narrated as ‘daivavaśāt’ and ‘sadguṇānvite muhūrte’, a Purāṇic marker of divinely-ordained incarnation/arrival; no explicit Jyotirliṅga identification here.

Significance: Auspicious muhūrta and tīrtha-adjacent birth underscore dharmic legitimacy and divine protection; inspires faith in Śiva’s governance of destiny.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights daiva (divine dispensation) working through time (muhūrta) and virtue (sadguṇa), suggesting that auspicious worldly events can serve as vehicles for Shiva’s grace and the unfolding of dharma.

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

By emphasizing a divine, sign-marked birth, the text points to Saguna Shiva’s governance of the manifest world—where devotees recognize sacred presence through auspicious indications and align their lives with dharmic worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While no specific rite is stated, the implied takeaway is to honor auspicious timings with Shiva-centric practices such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining sattvic conduct (sadguṇa) to receive grace.