Shloka 10

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

यदा व्यासस्तु रक्षाख्यः पर्याये तु चतुर्दशे । वंश आङ्गिरसे तत्र भविताहं च गौतमः

Transliteration

yadā vyāsastu rakṣākhyaḥ paryāye tu caturdaśe | vaṃśa āṅgirase tatra bhavitāhaṃ ca gautamaḥ

Translation

جب چودھویں سلسلے میں ‘رکشا’ نام کے ویاس ظاہر ہوں گے، تب اسی دور میں آنگیرس کے ونش میں میں گوتم کے روپ میں جنم لوں گا۔

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: सम्बन्ध (समय-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• रक्षा-आख्यः: named ‘Rakṣā’
• रक्षा-आख्यः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-निर्देशक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival epithet)

• पर्याये: in the cycle/period
• पर्याये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-in-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• चतुर्दशे: in the fourteenth
• चतुर्दशे: विशेषण (of पर्याये)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal sense)

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/within lineage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• आङ्गिरसे: of the Āṅgirasa (line)
• आङ्गिरसे: विशेषण (of वंशे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (gentilic)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: कर्ता-समानााधिकरण (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cyclic succession of Vyāsas (caturdaśa-paryāya)

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Raksha
• Angiras
• Gautama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the orderly transmission of sacred knowledge across cosmic cycles through the Vyāsa succession and rishi lineages, showing how Shaiva dharma is preserved and re-manifested for beings in each era.

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

By situating revelation within a living lineage, it implies that practices like Linga-worship and Shaiva observances are not random inventions but received teachings carried forward by authorized seers and compilers in each cycle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is lineage-based learning: receive Shaiva mantra and worship methods (such as the Panchākṣarī and Linga-pūjā) through a trustworthy teacher-tradition, maintaining continuity and purity of practice.