Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

शिवतत्त्वे परापरभावविचारः

Inquiry into Śiva’s Principle and the Parā–Aparā Paradox

Devanagari script

ततश्चिरेण कालेन संजाते तत्र तेजसि । कुमारे सुकुमारांगे कुमाराणां निदर्शने

Transliteration

tataścireṇa kālena saṃjāte tatra tejasi | kumāre sukumārāṃge kumārāṇāṃ nidarśane

Translation

随后，经过漫长岁月，当那处的神圣光辉完全显现时，一位天界幼子出现了——年少而神圣，肢体柔嫩、极其温和——在诸天少者之中，成为典范与可见的瑞相。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; अर्थः ‘तदनन्तरम्/तस्मात्’

• चिरेण: after a long time
• चिरेण: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• कालेन: with time/after time
• कालेन: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संजाते: when (it) had arisen/occurred
• संजाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा/सप्तमी?; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (संजाते काले) — लोकेटिव् एब्सोल्यूट; अर्थः ‘उत्पन्ने/सम्भूते’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तेजसि: in the radiance/splendour
• तेजसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कुमारे: in/with the boy (Kumāra)
• कुमारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुकुमाराङ्गे: in the tender-limbed (one)
• सुकुमाराङ्गे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + कुमार + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुकुमारम् अङ्गं यस्य/सुकुमाराङ्गः) — विशेषणम् ‘कुमारे’

• कुमाराणाम्: of the boys/sons
• कुमाराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• निदर्शने: in the showing/manifestation
• निदर्शने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: A long-delayed manifestation of tejas taking embodied form (avatāra/āvirbhāva motif).

Characters & Entities

• Kumara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how subtle spiritual power (tejas) matures over time and becomes a tangible manifestation, indicating that divine grace and inner realization can crystallize into an evident, exemplary state of purity and luminosity.

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

It reflects a key Shaiva theme: the formless spiritual radiance can be approached as a manifest form (saguṇa), just as the Linga is worshipped as a visible focus through which the transcendent Shiva is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as inner tejas—steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined purity—so that sustained practice ripens into clear spiritual brilliance and virtuous conduct.