Shloka 6

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga-māhātmya

The Excellence of the Earthen Śiva Liṅga

Devanagari script

देवासुरमनुष्याश्च गंधर्वोरगराक्षसाः । अन्येपि बहवस्तं संपूज्य सिद्धिं गताः परम्

Transliteration

devāsuramanuṣyāśca gaṃdharvoragarākṣasāḥ | anyepi bahavastaṃ saṃpūjya siddhiṃ gatāḥ param

Translation

Devas, Asuras und Menschen—ebenso Gandharvas, Nāgas und Rākṣasas—ja, viele andere dazu; nachdem sie Ihn in voller Ehrfurcht verehrt hatten, gelangten sie zur höchsten Siddhi, zur erhabensten Vollendung.

Word by Word

• देवासुरमनुष्याः: gods, demons, and humans
• देवासुरमनुष्याः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्व (देव + असुर + मनुष्य)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उरग: serpents
• उरग: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• राक्षसाः: Rākṣasas
• राक्षसाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier of अन्ये)

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गताः: attained / went to
• गताः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used as finite sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier of सिद्धिम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse universalizes Śiva’s accessibility: all classes of beings (deva to rākṣasa) attain paramā siddhi by worship of the Liṅga, echoing Kāśī-Viśveśvara’s reputation as the impartial giver of liberation and fulfilment.

Significance: Affirms adhikāra-breadth: Śiva’s grace is not restricted by birth/species; sincere worship leads to supreme siddhi (culminating in mokṣa).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the universality of Śiva’s grace: beings of every realm and nature can reach the supreme goal by wholehearted worship of Him (especially as Viśveśvara/Liṅga), emphasizing bhakti as a direct means to highest siddhi.

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

By saying “having worshipped Him,” the verse supports Saguna worship—Śiva approached through the Liṅga as an accessible, sanctified form—through which devotees progress toward the supreme (Param), ultimately leading beyond form to the highest realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform reverent Liṅga-pūjā with devotion—offering water, bilva leaves, and reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a steady practice aimed at inner purification and supreme attainment.