Shloka 20

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

Devanagari script

नामरूपात्मकं सर्वं वेदभूतकुलद्वयम् । व्याप्तमेतेन मंत्रेण शिवशक्त्योश्च बोधकः

Transliteration

nāmarūpātmakaṃ sarvaṃ vedabhūtakuladvayam | vyāptametena maṃtreṇa śivaśaktyośca bodhakaḥ

Translation

Alles, was aus Name und Form besteht – ja die beiden vedischen Linien (Klang und Bedeutung) –, ist von diesem Mantra durchdrungen; und es ist der Offenbarer von Śiva und Śakti.

Word by Word

• नाम-रूप-आत्मकम्: consisting of name and form
• नाम-रूप-आत्मकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to ‘कुलद्वयम्’; ‘having the nature of name and form’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to ‘कुलद्वयम्’

• वेद-भूत-कुल-द्वयम्: the two Veda-based groups
• वेद-भूत-कुल-द्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; complex तत्पुरुष: ‘veda-bhūta’ (Veda-constituted) qualifying ‘kula’; ‘two groups’

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय); Neuter, Nominative, Singular; agrees with ‘कुलद्वयम्’; ‘pervaded’

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; refers to ‘मन्त्रेण’ (by this)

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• शिव-शक्त्योः: of Śiva and Śakti
• शिव-शक्त्योः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी); द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर): ‘of Śiva and Śakti’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• बोधकः: revealer/indicator
• बोधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate noun (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Nāma-rūpa-vyāpti: mantra as the substratum of all signifier/signified (śabda/artha) and as revealer of Śiva-Śakti behind manifestation

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Shiva-mantra is not merely a sound but a reality that pervades the whole manifested world of name-and-form, and that it awakens direct knowledge of Śiva together with His inseparable Śakti—leading the seeker beyond bondage.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga is the sacred focal form, while the mantra is its living vibration; this verse links both by stating that the mantra pervades all forms and reveals Śiva-Śakti, making external worship and inner realization mutually supportive.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, ‘Namaḥ Śivāya’) with contemplation that all experience is nama-rūpa and is pervaded by Śiva’s presence; this can be paired with traditional Śaiva supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa while maintaining Shiva-Shakti awareness.