Shloka 5

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

Utpātas

Devanagari script

सोल्काश्चाशनयः पेतुर्महाशब्दा भयंकराः । उदयं चक्रुरुत्कृष्टाः केतवो दुःखदायकाः

Transliteration

solkāścāśanayaḥ peturmahāśabdā bhayaṃkarāḥ | udayaṃ cakrurutkṛṣṭāḥ ketavo duḥkhadāyakāḥ

Translation

อุกกาบาตและสายฟ้าฟาดตกลงมา ก่อเสียงกัมปนาทอันน่าสะพรึง; และดาวหางอัปมงคลอันนำทุกข์ก็ปรากฏสูงเด่นบนท้องฟ้า

Word by Word

• स-उल्काः: (with) meteors/fireballs
• स-उल्काः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘स’ = सहार्थक (with) उपपद/अव्ययार्थ

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आशनयः: thunderbolts/lightnings
• आशनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पेतुः: fell
• पेतुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• महा-शब्दाः: great sounds
• महा-शब्दाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (महान्तः शब्दाः)

• भयङ्कराः: terrifying
• भयङ्कराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उदयम्: rising/appearance
• उदयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रुः: made/caused
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• उत्कृष्टाः: excellent/lofty
• उत्कृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘उत्’ उपसर्ग

• केतवः: comets/portents
• केतवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दुःख-दायकाः: causing sorrow
• दुःख-दायकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुःखस्य दायकाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: utpāta: meteors, lightning, and comets as celestial calamity-signs

FAQs

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

The verse depicts terrifying celestial portents to underscore the instability of worldly conditions; in Shaiva thought, such fear and sorrow are transcended by taking refuge in Shiva (Pati), the steady Lord beyond changing signs.

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

When the world appears shaken by ominous events, the Purana’s implied remedy is devotion to Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga as the accessible form of the Supreme—so the mind becomes anchored in Shiva rather than in external fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain simple Shiva-upāsanā (Linga worship), converting anxiety into bhakti and inner composure.