Shloka 43

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

अष्टाविंशे द्रापरे तु पराशरसुतो हरिः । यदा व्यासो भविष्यामि नाम्ना द्वैपायनः प्रमुः

Transliteration

aṣṭāviṃśe drāpare tu parāśarasuto hariḥ | yadā vyāso bhaviṣyāmi nāmnā dvaipāyanaḥ pramuḥ

Translation

ఇరవై ఎనిమిదవ ద్వాపరయుగంలో పరాశరసుతుడైన హరి అవతరిస్తాడు; అప్పుడు నేను వ్యాసుడనై, ద్వైపాయన అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధుడనగుదును।

Word by Word

• अष्टाविंशे: in the twenty-eighth
• अष्टाविंशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टाविंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द-प्रयोग), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'in the twenty-eighth'

• द्वापरे: in the Dvāpara (age)
• द्वापरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वापर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; युगनाम

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पराशर-सुतः: son of Parāśara
• पराशर-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('son of Parāśara')

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: when)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यामि: I will become
• भविष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental of designation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'by name/as named'

• द्वैपायनः: Dvaipāyana
• द्वैपायनः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रमुः: eminent, foremost
• प्रमुः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमु (प्रातिपदिक; 'प्रमुख' अर्थे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (श्रेष्ठ/प्रमुख)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Dvāpara-yuga specification; Purāṇic time-cycle marker (28th Dvāpara)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Parāśara
• Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana)

FAQs

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

It situates sacred history within yuga-time, showing that divine order operates through appointed sages and avatāric agencies; such chronology supports dharma and the transmission of liberating knowledge.

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

Though the verse is primarily chronological, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva Siddhānta lens treats all righteous revelation and guidance as ultimately upheld by Pati (Śiva); thus, yuga-guides like Vyāsa function within Śiva’s overarching governance, supporting Saguna worship and scriptural continuity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śāstra-svādhyāya (scriptural recitation) with devotion—especially chanting the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align one’s life with dharma across changing ages.