Shloka 40

पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः

Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry

Devanagari script

यथोत्पन्नस्तथैवाहं कुमार इति विश्रुतः । तस्मात्सनत्कुमारं मे नामैतत्कथितं मुने

Transliteration

yathotpannastathaivāhaṃ kumāra iti viśrutaḥ | tasmātsanatkumāraṃ me nāmaitatkathitaṃ mune

Translation

جیسے میں پیدا ہوا، ویسے ہی ‘کُمار’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوا—ہمیشہ جوان۔ اسی لیے، اے مُنی، میرا نام ‘سَنَت کُمار’ بتایا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus; end-quote marker
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): śrīśiva + mahāpurāṇa → śrīśivamahāpurāṇa

• pañcamyām: in the fifth (book)
• pañcamyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective used substantively

• umā-saṃhitāyām: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• umā-saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive/determinative): umāyāḥ saṃhitā

• śrāddha-kalpe: in the section on śrāddha-ritual procedure
• śrāddha-kalpe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास: śrāddhasya kalpaḥ

• pitṛ-prabhāva-varṇanam: the description of the power of the ancestors
• pitṛ-prabhāva-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative chain): pitṝṇāṃ prabhāvasya varṇanam

• nāma: named; called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as naming particle (नाम-प्रयोग)

• catvāriṃśaḥ: fortieth
• catvāriṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective (40th) qualifying adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the principle that a realized being’s identity reflects an inner spiritual state: “Sanat” signifies the ever-abiding, timeless awareness, and “Kumāra” points to purity and unaging spiritual freshness—qualities aligned with Shaiva insight into the deathless Self under Pati (Shiva).

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

By affirming a sacred name rooted in timelessness, the verse supports Saguna worship as a doorway to the Nirguna truth: devotion to Shiva’s Linga form purifies the pashu (bound soul) so that the eternal, unaging consciousness (sanat) is recognized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the meaning of sacred names while doing japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating steady, youthful clarity of mind (kumāra-bhāva) as an aid to meditation.