Shloka 13

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

एष त आत्मांतर्यामी योऽमृतश्च शिवस्स्वयम् । यश्चायम्पुरुषे शंभुर्यश्चादित्ये व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

eṣa ta ātmāṃtaryāmī yo'mṛtaśca śivassvayam | yaścāyampuruṣe śaṃbhuryaścāditye vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

إنه حقًّا مُدبِّرك الباطن (Antaryāmin)، الخالد الذي لا يموت—شِيفا نفسه. وهو شَمبهو (Śambhu) القائم في هذا الإنسان، وهو أيضًا الربّ عينه المستقرّ في الشمس (Āditya).

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th) एकवचन (or चतुर्थी singular in some contexts); here genitive: 'of you/your'

• ātmā-antaryāmī: the inner controller Self
• ātmā-antaryāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + antaryāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ('the Self who is the inner controller')

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• amṛtaḥ: immortal
• amṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb: 'himself')

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• puruṣe: in the person (body/being)
• puruṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• āditye: in the Sun
• āditye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• vyavasthitaḥ: abiding, established
• vyavasthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle) from √sthā with prefixes; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate: 'is established/abides'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: eṣa ta ātmāṃtaryāmī yo'mṛtaśca śivassvayam | yaścāyampuruṣe śaṃbhuryaścāditye vyavasthitaḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva as both transcendent and immanent: the deathless Pati who dwells as Antaryāmin within the bound soul (paśu) and also shines outwardly as the cosmic principle of light, guiding the seeker toward liberation through inner recognition.

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

The Liṅga is worshipped as the visible symbol of the same indwelling Śiva described here. Saguna worship trains the mind to perceive Śambhu everywhere—within one’s own being and in the luminous order of the cosmos (symbolized by Āditya).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Antaryāmin-dhyāna: meditate on Śiva seated in the heart while also contemplating Him as the inner light behind the sun-like radiance of awareness; support this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, if practiced, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder of Śiva’s purifying presence.