Shloka 37

शिवस्य पञ्चब्रह्मावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Pañcabrahma Avatāras

Devanagari script

एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तः सद्यादीनां समुद्भवः । सनत्कुमार सर्वज्ञ लोकानां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaḥ sadyādīnāṃ samudbhavaḥ | sanatkumāra sarvajña lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

如是，萨那特库玛罗（Sanatkumāra）这位全知圣者，为了诸世界的利益，简要说明了萨底耶（Sadyā）等诸相的起源。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• प्रोक्तः: has been stated
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सद्यादीनाम्: of Sadyā and others
• सद्यादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सद्यः आदयः येषाम्/सद्यादयः)

• समुद्भवः: origin/arising
• समुद्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सनत्कुमार: O Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमार: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सनत् कुमारः)

• सर्वज्ञ: O all-knowing one
• सर्वज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (सनत्कुमार) विशेषण

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: by the desire for welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हितस्य काम्या)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the account of Sanatkumara’s teaching)

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames Shaiva revelation as loka-hita (for the welfare of all): knowledge of Shiva’s manifestations is given compassionately to guide beings toward right understanding, devotion, and liberation.

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

By emphasizing the “origin of Sadyā and others,” it supports Saguna contemplation—approaching the one Shiva through describable forms—an approach that culminates in steadiness of worship, including Linga-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa-manana (listening and reflecting) on Shiva-tattva as taught by realized sages, joined with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to align knowledge with devotion.