Shloka 37

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

नागाः शेषप्रभृतयो गरुडाद्याःखगास्तथा । सप्रजापतयश्चान्ये मनवः किन्नरा नराः

Transliteration

nāgāḥ śeṣaprabhṛtayo garuḍādyāḥkhagāstathā | saprajāpatayaścānye manavaḥ kinnarā narāḥ

Translation

శేషుడు మొదలైన నాగులు; గరుడుడు మొదలైన పక్షులు; ప్రజాపతులు మరియు ఇతర సృష్టికర్తలు; మనువులు; కిన్నరులు, మనుష్యులు కూడా.

Word by Word

• नागाः: serpents (nāgas)
• नागाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शेष-प्रभृतयः: those beginning with Śeṣa
• शेष-प्रभृतयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शेषः प्रभृतिः येषां ते)

• गरुड-आद्याः: those beginning with Garuḍa
• गरुड-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गरुडः आदिः येषां ते)

• खगाः: birds
• खगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद (conjunctive adverb: 'also/likewise')

• स-प्रजापतयः: (along) with the Prajāpatis
• स-प्रजापतयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सहित-समास/सकारान्त: 'with Prajāpatis')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मनवः: Manus
• मनवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• किन्नराः: Kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नराः: men, humans
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shesha
• Garuda
• Prajapatis
• Manus
• Kinnaras

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva’s universal lordship (Pati): all orders of beings—celestial, semi-divine, and human—are drawn to the sacred presence of Shiva, showing that bhakti is not limited by birth or species.

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

By listing diverse beings gathered in reverence, the verse supports the Purāṇic theme that Saguna Shiva—often approached through the Linga—becomes an accessible focus of devotion for the entire cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is inclusive Shiva-bhakti: join communal worship with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple offerings to the Linga, cultivating reverence that transcends social or ontological divisions.