Shloka 8

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वेश्वरा यास्ते देवताः परिकीर्त्तिताः । परब्रह्मात्मकाः साक्षान्निर्विकल्पा निरामयाः

Transliteration

tatra sarveśvarā yāste devatāḥ parikīrttitāḥ | parabrahmātmakāḥ sākṣānnirvikalpā nirāmayāḥ

Translation

Dort sind jene Gottheiten, die als Herren über alles gepriesen werden, in Wahrheit von der Natur des höchsten Brahman: unmittelbar offenbar, frei von jeder begrifflichen Unterscheidung und unberührt von jedem Makel von Leid oder Krankheit.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सर्व-ईश्वराः: all the lords
• सर्व-ईश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वे च ते ईश्वराः (कर्मधारय)

• याः: who/which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संकेतक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• पर-ब्रह्म-आत्मकाः: having the nature of the Supreme Brahman
• पर-ब्रह्म-आत्मकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—परब्रह्मणः आत्मा/स्वरूपं येषां ते (तत्पुरुष)

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• निर्विकल्पाः: free from distinctions
• निर्विकल्पाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्/निर्-उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण

• निरामयाः: free from affliction
• निरामयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teaching to the sages, in a philosophical register typical of the later Saṃhitās)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies the highest divinity as directly of the nature of Parabrahman—beyond mental constructions (nirvikalpa) and free from all affliction (nirāmaya)—guiding the seeker toward liberation through recognizing Shiva as the supreme, stainless reality.

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

While the verse speaks in nirvikalpa (transcendent) terms, the Shiva Purana commonly approaches that truth through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga; worship purifies the mind so the devotee may realize the Parabrahman-nature indicated here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nirvikalpa-oriented meditation on Shiva—steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner contemplation of the Lord as free from all suffering—supported by regular Śiva-pūjā when appropriate.