Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति विप्रेन्द्र प्रजा मैथुनसंभवाः । संकल्पाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्पूर्वेषां सृष्टिरुच्यते

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti viprendra prajā maithunasaṃbhavāḥ | saṃkalpāddarśanātsparśātpūrveṣāṃ sṛṣṭirucyate

Translation

Từ đó về sau, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng Bà-la-môn, muôn loài sinh ra do sự phối ngẫu. Còn sự sáng tạo của các bậc trước kia được nói là phát sinh chỉ bởi ý niệm (ý chí), bởi cái nhìn, và bởi sự chạm xúc.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'from then/thereafter'

• प्रभृति: from (that time) onward
• प्रभृति: कालाधिकरण (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — 'starting from, onwards'

• विप्रेन्द्र: O chief of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; components: विप्र + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन — 'O best of Brahmins'

• प्रजाः: creatures
• प्रजाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'creatures/subjects'

• मैथुनसंभवाः: born from sexual union
• मैथुनसंभवाः: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैथुन-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; components: मैथुन + सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — विशेषण; 'born of sexual union' qualifying 'प्रजाः'

• संकल्पात्: from intention
• संकल्पात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन — 'from (mere) intention'

• दर्शनात्: from seeing
• दर्शनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'from sight/seeing'

• स्पर्शात्: from touch
• स्पर्शात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'from touch'

• पूर्वेषाम्: of the earlier ones
• पूर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'of the earlier ones/ancients'

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'creation'

• उच्यते: is said/is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'is said'

Speaker

Lord Shiva (in discourse to a sage addressed as 'viprendra')

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: progression of creation modes (saṅkalpa→darśana→sparśa→maithuna) across early cycles

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a graded view of manifestation: subtler creation arises from will, perception, and contact, while later embodied beings propagate through union—pointing to Shiva as the ultimate source behind both subtle and gross processes.

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

The Linga signifies Shiva as the causal ground of creation; this verse supports that creation can proceed from subtle powers (will/sight/touch), aligning with Saguna Shiva as Lord of manifestation while implying the deeper, transcendent source.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Discipline of saṅkalpa (intention) through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative restraint of the senses (sight and touch) is the key takeaway.