Shloka 30

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

Utpātas

Devanagari script

तेनैव देवलोकास्ते दग्धप्राया बभूविरे । अभितो दुःखमापन्नास्सर्वे देवर्षयो मुने

Transliteration

tenaiva devalokāste dagdhaprāyā babhūvire | abhito duḥkhamāpannāssarve devarṣayo mune

Translation

ด้วยพลังอันร้อนแรงนั้นเอง เทวโลกเหล่านั้นแทบถูกเผาผลาญเป็นเถ้า รอบด้าน โอ้มุนี เหล่าเทวฤๅษีทั้งปวงตกอยู่ในความทุกข์ร้อน

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis ‘indeed/only’

• देवलोकाः: the heavenly worlds
• देवलोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘देवानां लोकाः’ = worlds of gods)

• ते: those
• ते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवलोकाः)

• दग्धप्रायाः: almost burnt
• दग्धप्रायाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवलोकाः); ‘almost burnt’

• बभूविरे: became
• बभूविरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अभितः: on all sides
• अभितः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः (अव्यय)
• Form: परितोवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition) ‘around/on all sides’

• दुःखम्: sorrow, distress
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आपन्नाः: afflicted, having fallen into
• आपन्नाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवर्षयः/सर्वे)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवर्षयः)

• देवर्षयः: divine sages
• देवर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘देवानां ऋषयः’/‘देवाश्च ऋषयश्च’ इति रूढ्या देवर्षि)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Localized pralaya-like burning of devalokas due to tapas-tejas (not mahāpralaya).

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Devarishis

FAQs

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

It underscores that even deva-lokas are impermanent and vulnerable; only Shiva as Pati (the Lord) is the ultimate refuge, and liberation comes by turning from fear-bound realms toward His grace.

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

When cosmic forces overwhelm even the heavens, devotees seek stability in Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—who anchors the mind and grants protection and right understanding beyond transient worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Take refuge in japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady remembrance, supported by Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to composure and devotion.