Shloka 15

प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om

Devanagari script

शिवतत्त्वादिभूम्यन्तं शरीरादि घटादि च । व्याप्याधितिष्ठति शिवस्तमाद्विष्णुरुदाहृतः

Transliteration

śivatattvādibhūmyantaṃ śarīrādi ghaṭādi ca | vyāpyādhitiṣṭhati śivastamādviṣṇurudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

Vom Śiva‑Prinzip (Śiva‑tattva) bis hin zur Erde, ebenso in Körpern, in Krügen und in allen geformten Dingen: Śiva durchdringt alles und weilt doch als innerer Lenker. Darum wird Er auch „Viṣṇu“ genannt — der All‑Durchdringende.

Word by Word

• शिव-तत्त्व-आदि-भूमि-अन्तम्: up to the earth beginning with Śiva-tattva
• शिव-तत्त्व-आदि-भूमि-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (समाहार/निर्देश): ‘शिवतत्त्वादि’ (आदि-समास/बहुवचनार्थ-निर्देश) + ‘भूम्यन्त’ (अन्त-तत्पुरुषः: भूमेः अन्तः)

• शरीर-आदि: the body and the like
• शरीर-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (समूह-निर्देश); ‘आदि’ = ‘and so on’

• घट-आदि: pots and the like
• घट-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (समूह-निर्देश)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्याप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having pervaded’

• अधितिष्ठति: presides over, stands over
• अधितिष्ठति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आत्: therefore/from that
• आत्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-प्रयोगः, ‘आत्’ = ‘from/therefore’ (ablatival particle)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उदाहृतः: is declared/called
• उदाहृतः: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita teachings to the sages, conveying the Purana’s philosophical conclusion)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is both immanent and transcendent: He pervades every level of reality (from subtle tattvas to gross earth) and remains the indwelling Lord (Pati), guiding beings toward liberation.

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

Linga worship trains the mind to recognize the one Lord present in all forms. Though Śiva is beyond form, He is approached through the Saguna symbol (Liṅga) as the inner ruler who pervades every body and object.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inward contemplation that the same Śiva dwells within as the controller (antar-yāmin), supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady dhyāna on Śiva’s all-pervading presence.