Shloka 2

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

ततः सा समये पूर्णे वरांगी सुषुवे सुतम् । महाकायं महावीर्यं प्रज्वलंतं दिशो दश

Transliteration

tataḥ sā samaye pūrṇe varāṃgī suṣuve sutam | mahākāyaṃ mahāvīryaṃ prajvalaṃtaṃ diśo daśa

Translation

ครั้นกาลครบถ้วนแล้ว นางผู้มีอวัยวะประเสริฐนั้นให้กำเนิดบุตร—กายใหญ่ยิ่ง เปี่ยมมหาวีรยศ สว่างโชติช่วงดุจเปลวไฟ และส่องสว่างไปทั่วทั้งสิบทิศ

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्/ततः = 'then, thereafter' (adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• समये: at the time
• समये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पूर्णे: when (it was) complete/fulfilled
• पूर्णे: विशेषण (Qualifier of adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—समये इति

• वराङ्गी: the fair-limbed lady
• वराङ्गी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—वर + अङ्ग (having beautiful limbs)

• सुषुवे: gave birth
• सुषुवे: क्रिया (Verb; action of karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √सू = to give birth

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महाकायम्: huge-bodied
• महाकायम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाय (प्रातिपदिक: महा + काय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—सुतम् इति; कर्मधारयः (great-bodied)

• महावीर्यम्: of great valor/power
• महावीर्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—सुतम् इति; कर्मधारयः (of great prowess)

• प्रज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• प्रज्वलन्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—सुतम् इति

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: कर्म (Karma; object of implied 'illuminating/filling')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे—दिशः इति विशेषणम् (ten)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a birth-epiphany description (prajvalantam diśo daśa) typical of Purāṇic mahāpuruṣa-lakṣaṇa style.

Significance: Portrays divine sanction through extraordinary radiance at birth; encourages faith that dharmic boons manifest with unmistakable signs.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the auspicious fruition of divine timing and grace: when the ordained time is complete, a divinely empowered being manifests, whose radiance signifies dharma and Shiva’s protective, world-illumining presence in a saguna (manifest) form.

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

The imagery of blazing radiance in all directions reflects Shiva’s manifest glory (saguna), which devotees approach through concrete symbols like the Shiva-Linga—an accessible focus for devotion that points to the all-pervading Lord beyond directions as well.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva’s tejas (luminous power) while chanting the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to reinforce devotion with Shaiva markers like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa, cultivating steadiness and protection in all ‘ten directions’ of life.