Shloka 15

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

द्वैरूप्यं तस्य विख्यातं जंगमस्थिरभेदतः । वर्णयामि समासेन तस्य सूक्ष्मस्वरूपकम्

Transliteration

dvairūpyaṃ tasya vikhyātaṃ jaṃgamasthirabhedataḥ | varṇayāmi samāsena tasya sūkṣmasvarūpakam

Translation

ذلك الربّ الأعلى مشهورٌ بتجلّيين اثنين، يُميَّزان بالمتحرّك والساكن. وسأصف بإيجازٍ ماهيّتَه اللطيفةَ الجوهرية.

Word by Word

• dvai-rūpyam: twofold nature
• dvai-rūpyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); here Nominative as topic/subject

• tasya: of him/of it
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• vikhyātam: renowned/known
• vikhyātam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√khyā (ख्या) + kta (क्त) (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Neuter Nominative/Accusative Singular; predicate to dvairūpyam: 'is renowned'

• jaṅgama-sthira-bhedataḥ: by the distinction of moving and unmoving
• jaṅgama-sthira-bhedataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक) + sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्)
• Form: Compound with avyaya ending -tas (तस्) forming adverb; Tatpuruṣa within: jaṅgama-sthira-bheda 'difference of moving and unmoving'; overall avyaya: 'from/according to the distinction'

• varṇayāmi: I describe
• varṇayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √varṇ (वर्ण्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष/1st person), Singular (एकवचन)

• samāsena: briefly
• samāsena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3) Singular used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्): 'in brief/summarily'

• tasya: of him/of it
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• sūkṣma-svarūpakam: its subtle form
• sūkṣma-svarūpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + sva-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (क)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: sūkṣma-svarūpa 'subtle form/nature'; with -ka (क) diminutive/derivative; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); object of varṇayāmi

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse introduces a metaphysical framing: the Lord’s manifestation as jaṅgama (sentient/moving) and sthāvara (insentient/immobile), preparing for a description of subtle svarūpa.

Significance: Establishes the contemplative lens for seeing Śiva as immanent in all categories of experience (sentient and insentient), a basis for non-dual devotion and disciplined worship.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva pervades both the sentient (moving) and insentient (unmoving) worlds, while remaining the subtle, transcendent Pati whose true nature must be discerned beyond external distinctions.

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

By pointing to Shiva’s presence in all forms, it supports Saguna worship (such as the Śiva-liṅga) as a valid doorway to realize the subtle, all-pervading reality that the liṅga signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna: contemplate Shiva as the indwelling essence in both jaṅgama and sthira while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), aligning outer worship with inner recognition.