Shloka 33

Devanagari script

भूतानां कोटयश्चैव गणानां कोटयस्तथा । अंडानां कोटयश्चैव विश्वमूतस्तनौ तदा

Transliteration

bhūtānāṃ koṭayaścaiva gaṇānāṃ koṭayastathā | aṃḍānāṃ koṭayaścaiva viśvamūtastanau tadā

Translation

ในกาลนั้น ภายในพระวรกายของพระองค์มีสรรพสัตว์นับโกฏิ มีคณะคณะแห่งพระศิวะนับโกฏิ และมีอัณฑะจักรวาลนับโกฏิ—แท้จริงแล้วทั้งพิภพถูกบรรจุอยู่ในพระองค์

Word by Word

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कोटयः: crores; multitudes
• कोटयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• गणानाम्: of hosts/troops
• गणानाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कोटयः: crores; multitudes
• कोटयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अण्डानाम्: of cosmic eggs (world-eggs)
• अण्डानाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कोटयः: crores; multitudes
• कोटयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st) / द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऊतस्तनौ: in the body (tanu) of Ūta (proper name)
• ऊतस्तनौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊतस्तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: anekāṇḍa (multiple cosmic eggs) cosmology

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It reveals Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who contains and supports all beings and all universes, showing that creation is not outside Him but exists dependent upon His power and presence.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by portraying Śiva’s cosmic form as the living ground of all worlds; the Liṅga similarly functions as the sacred sign of that infinite reality, making the ungraspable Lord approachable in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Viśvarūpa while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing all beings and worlds resting in Him; this deepens surrender (śaraṇāgati) and steadies the mind toward liberation.