Shloka 33

एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva

Devanagari script

परिवर्ते त्रयोविंशे तृणबिन्दुर्यदा मुनिः । श्वेतो नाम तदाहं वै गिरौ कालंजरे शुभे

Transliteration

parivarte trayoviṃśe tṛṇabinduryadā muniḥ | śveto nāma tadāhaṃ vai girau kālaṃjare śubhe

Translation

تیئسویں دورِ گردش میں، جب مُنی تِرْنَبِندو ظاہر ہوئے، تب میں ‘شویت’ نام سے کوہِ کالنجرِ مبارک پر جلوہ گر ہوا۔

Word by Word

• परिवर्ते: in the cycle/period
• परिवर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रयोविंशे: in the twenty-third
• त्रयोविंशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical): 'twenty-third' qualifying परिवर्ते

• तृणबिन्दुः: Tṛṇabindu
• तृणबिन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative) proper name

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal conjunction/adverb: when)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्वेतः: Śveta
• श्वेतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable used to mark naming: 'named')

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गिरौ: on/in the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• कालञ्जरे: at Kālañjara
• कालञ्जरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; स्थाननाम (place name)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण of गिरौ/कालञ्जरे

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva states that in the 23rd parivarta, during the era of sage Tṛṇabindu, He manifested as ‘Śveta’ on the sacred Kālañjara mountain—an archetypal ‘self-manifest’ (svayaṃ-prādurbhāva) mountain-theophany rather than a named Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Darśana of the mountain-manifest Śiva associated with purity (‘Śveta’) and merit accrued by visiting ancient sthānas of Rudra’s prādurbhāva.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Explicit parivarta count (23rd cycle) marking cyclical cosmology

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tṛṇabindu
• Śveta
• Kālañjara

FAQs

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

It affirms that the one Pati (Śiva) freely assumes saguna forms across cosmic cycles to bless beings; His manifestation as “Śveta” marks a sacred descent linked to time (parivarta) and place (Kālañjara) for the uplift of devotees.

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

By naming a specific form (Śveta) and a specific sacred locale (Kālañjara), the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Śiva through tangible manifestations, holy kṣetras, and (by extension) Linga worship established in such sanctified places.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is kṣetra-smaraṇa and dhyāna: meditate on Śiva as “Śveta” and honor sacred places of Śiva with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), alongside simple Śiva-pūjā (water offering and reverent remembrance).