Shloka 31

देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्

Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

Devanagari script

स्वात्मानमात्मना शंभुरात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् । निरंजनं निराभासं निर्विकारं निरामयम्

Transliteration

svātmānamātmanā śaṃbhurātmanyeva vyaciṃtayat | niraṃjanaṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirāmayam

Translation

শম্ভুৱে নিজৰ আত্মাৰ দ্বাৰাই নিজৰ স্বাত্মাক আত্মাতেই চিন্তা কৰিলে—নিরঞ্জন, নিরাভাস, নির্বিকার আৰু নিরাময়।

Word by Word

• sva-ātmānam: his own self
• sva-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः—स्वः आत्मा (one’s own self)

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ātmani: in the self
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• eva: only, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic/limiting particle)

• vyaciṃtayat: contemplated
• vyaciṃtayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + cint (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• niraṃjanam: stainless, untainted
• niraṃjanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-aṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying svātmānam)

• nirābhāsam: without appearance/semblance
• nirābhāsam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-ābhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• nirvikāram: unchanging
• nirvikāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• nirāmayam: free from disease/sorrow
• nirāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (Pati) as perfectly self-luminous and self-established—untainted by māyā (nirañjana), beyond deceptive appearances (nirābhāsa), and eternally unchanged (nirvikāra). For the seeker, it points to liberation through inward contemplation of the Lord as the pure Self, free from sorrow (nirāmaya).

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

While the Liṅga is a saguna support for worship and concentration, this verse reveals the liṅga’s ultimate referent: Śiva’s nirguṇa reality—stainless and changeless. Devotional worship matures into inner dhyāna where the mind rests in the Lord beyond form and mental projections.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice: withdraw attention inward and contemplate Śiva as nirañjana and nirvikāra. As a Shaiva Purana-aligned support, repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady breath, and, if observing Shaiva discipline, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and use rudrākṣa to stabilize japa and meditation.