Shloka 69

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

संशक्तिकः पुनस्सृष्टौ शक्तिद्वारा विनिर्गतः । स्थूलप्रपञ्चरूपेण तिष्ठत्याप्रलयं सुखम्

Transliteration

saṃśaktikaḥ punassṛṣṭau śaktidvārā vinirgataḥ | sthūlaprapañcarūpeṇa tiṣṭhatyāpralayaṃ sukham

Translation

ثمّ عند زمن الخلق المتجدّد يخرج المبدأ المسمّى «سَمْشَكْتِكَ» (Saṃśaktika) عبر الشَّكتي؛ متّخذًا هيئة الكون الكثيف الظاهر، فيمكث في سكينةٍ وهناءٍ إلى حين البرالايا (الانحلال الكوني).

Word by Word

• saṃśaktikaḥ: endowed with power (śakti-associated)
• saṃśaktikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃśaktika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative Singular); विशेषण—‘शक्तिसंयुक्तः/शक्तिमयः’ (endowed with śakti)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• sṛṣṭau: in creation
• sṛṣṭau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• śakti-dvārā: through śakti (as the means)
• śakti-dvārā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); ‘शक्त्या द्वारम्’/‘शक्तिद्वारा’ = through the agency/door of śakti

• vinirgataḥ: emerged
• vinirgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-nir-gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past Active Participle—क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विनिर्गतः’ = gone out/emerged

• sthūla-prapañca-rūpeṇa: in the form of the gross cosmos
• sthūla-prapañca-rūpeṇa: Karaṇa/Prakāra (करण/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक) + prapañca (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); ‘स्थूलः प्रपञ्चः’ इति कर्मधारय + तस्य ‘रूपेण’ = in the form of the gross universe

• tiṣṭhati: remains/abides
• tiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; धातु—स्था (to stand/remain)

• ā-pralayam: until the dissolution
• ā-pralayam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + pralaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative with उपसर्ग ‘आ’ = up to); द्वितीया-एकवचन ‘प्रलयम्’ = until dissolution

• sukham: comfortably
• sukham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) = ‘सुखम्’ (comfortably/at ease)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: punar-sṛṣṭi (re-manifestation after pralaya; sthūla-prapañca abiding until next pralaya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It presents creation as a Śiva-centered process mediated by Śakti: the manifest world arises, endures for a cycle, and resolves at pralaya—pointing the seeker to the unmanifest Pati (Śiva) beyond changing prapañca.

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

The gross universe is described as a Śakti-mediated manifestation; Linga worship trains the mind to see all forms as dependent on Śiva-Śakti, moving from saguna contemplation (manifest) toward the nirguna ground (transcendent Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva-Śakti as the source of arising and dissolving thoughts while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); as a support, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and hold the awareness that all prapañca is transient until pralaya.