Shloka 11

शिवस्य पञ्चब्रह्मावतारवर्णनम्

Description of Shiva’s Pañcabrahma Avatāras

Devanagari script

सद्योजातश्च वै शम्भुर्ददौ ज्ञानं च वेधसे । सर्गशक्तिमपि प्रीत्या प्रसन्नः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

sadyojātaśca vai śambhurdadau jñānaṃ ca vedhase | sargaśaktimapi prītyā prasannaḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Dann verlieh Śambhu in seiner Sadyojāta-Gestalt Vedhas (Brahmā) gnädig wahres Wissen; und der Höchste Herr, wohlgefällig gestimmt, gewährte ihm auch liebevoll die Kraft, die Schöpfung zu vollziehen.

Word by Word

• सद्योजातः: newly manifested/just-born
• सद्योजातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय) + जात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (‘सद्यः’ + ‘जात’ = just-born); विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संज्ञा

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• वेधसे: to Vedhas (Brahmā)
• वेधसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; संज्ञा (ब्रह्मा)

• सर्गशक्तिम्: the power of creation
• सर्गशक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘सर्गस्य शक्तिः’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• प्रीत्या: with affection / out of love
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे करणम्

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः; संज्ञा

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: delegation of sṛṣṭi-śakti at the opening of a kalpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate source of both jñāna (liberating knowledge) and śakti (effective power), showing that even Brahmā’s creative function proceeds only by Shiva’s grace.

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

Sadyojāta is a Saguna revelation of Shiva—worshipping Shiva in form (including the Linga) aligns the devotee with the Lord who bestows knowledge and empowers righteous action, just as He empowered Brahmā for sṛṣṭi.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the giver of jñāna by japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water to the Shiva-Linga with the intention of seeking inner clarity and right spiritual understanding.