Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

अह्रस्वदीर्घमलघुगुरुत्वपरिवर्जितम् । न यत्रोपचयः कश्चित्तथा नापचयोऽपि च

Transliteration

ahrasvadīrghamalaghugurutvaparivarjitam | na yatropacayaḥ kaścittathā nāpacayo'pi ca

Translation

Jene Wirklichkeit ist frei von Kürze und Länge und unberührt von Leichtigkeit oder Schwere. In ihr gibt es keinerlei Zunahme und ebenso keinerlei Abnahme.

Word by Word

• a-hrasva-dīrgham: neither short nor long
• a-hrasva-dīrgham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + hrasva (ह्रस्व) + dīrgha (दीर्घ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) of hrasva-dīrgha with nञ्-negation; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• a-laghu-gurutva-parivarjitam: devoid of lightness and heaviness
• a-laghu-gurutva-parivarjitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + laghu (लघु) + gurutva (गुरुत्व) + parivarjita (परिवर्जित, pari-√vṛj/√vṛj?) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with nञ्-negation; parivarjita = kta-kridanta ‘devoid of/avoiding’; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (यत्र)
• Form: Avyaya, locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• upacayaḥ: increase; accumulation
• upacayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upacaya (उपचय) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kaścit: any; whatsoever
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (कश्चिद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; indefinite pronoun (अनिश्चित सर्वनाम)

• tathā: so; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (तथार्थक)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle

• apacayaḥ: decrease; diminution
• apacayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apacaya (अपचय) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to Shiva as the supreme, changeless Pati—beyond measurable attributes—indicating that the highest Reality is not subject to growth, decay, or material limitation, and is realized through inner knowledge and grace.

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

The Liṅga serves as a sacred symbol of the formless, attribute-transcending Shiva described here; Saguna worship (form, ritual, mantra) becomes a gateway to contemplate and realize the Nirguna truth that is beyond all physical measures.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as immutable and beyond opposites while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); let external worship (Liṅga pūjā, bhasma, rudrākṣa) support steady inner absorption in the changeless Pati.