Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

शक्त्या परमया नुन्ना प्रसूते सकलं जगत् । एवं शक्तिसमायोगाच्छक्तिमानुच्यते शिवः

Transliteration

śaktyā paramayā nunnā prasūte sakalaṃ jagat | evaṃ śaktisamāyogācchaktimānucyate śivaḥ

Translation

Von der höchsten Śakti angetrieben wird das ganze Universum hervorgebracht. So wird Śiva kraft seiner Vereinigung mit der Śakti „Śaktimān“ genannt, der Träger der Macht.

Word by Word

• शक्त्या: by/through power (Śakti)
• शक्त्या: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; agrees with शक्त्या

• नुन्ना: impelled/urged
• नुन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nud (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with (implied) शक्तिः

• प्रसूते: brings forth/gives birth
• प्रसूते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + sū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with जगत्

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• शक्तिसमायोगात्: from the union with Śakti
• शक्तिसमायोगात्: Hetu (हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: शक्तेः समायोगः; Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• शक्तिमान्: possessed of power
• शक्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaktimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmic emanation/creation (sṛṣṭi) through Śakti’s impulse

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that creation functions through the Supreme Śakti, while Śiva is the transcendental Lord (Pati) who is called Śaktimān because His power is inseparable from Him—pointing to non-dual unity in essence and purposeful distinction in function.

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

The Liṅga signifies Śiva as the formless ground, and Śakti as His manifesting power; worshiping the Liṅga with devotion acknowledges both the transcendent Śiva and the dynamic Śakti through whom the cosmos appears.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva with Śakti as inseparable—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating that all manifestation arises through divine power, offering the mind back to Śiva as the Lord of that power.