Shloka 37

Devanagari script

व्यापकाय पदस्यान्ते परमात्मन इत्यपि । शिवज्योतिश्चतुर्थ्यन्तं विश्वभूतपदम्पुनः

Transliteration

vyāpakāya padasyānte paramātmana ityapi | śivajyotiścaturthyantaṃ viśvabhūtapadampunaḥ

Translation

At the end of the phrase, one should add “to the All-pervading One,” and also “to the Supreme Self.” Then, with the dative ending, one should utter “to Śiva, the Light (of Consciousness),” and again add the expression “the One who has become the universe.”

Word by Word

• व्यापकाय: to/for the all-pervading (one)
• व्यापकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पदस्य: of the word/pada
• पदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Gen./Abl. 6th/5th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: परमः आत्मा

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative)

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

• शिवज्योतिः: Śiva-jyotis
• शिवज्योतिः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• चतुर्थ्यन्तम्: dative-ending
• चतुर्थ्यन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थी + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘ending in the dative’

• विश्वभूतपदम्: the word ‘viśvabhūta’
• विश्वभूतपदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; mantra-utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + भूत + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: विश्वभूतस्य पदम् / विश्वभूत-पदम् (mantra-word)

• पुनः: again / further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (again/further)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching a mantric/meditative formulation in a philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: vyāpakāya … paramātmane … śivajyotiḥ (caturthī-anta) … viśvabhūta

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches a contemplative way of addressing Śiva through epithets—All-pervading, Supreme Self, Light—so the devotee’s mind rests on Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who transcends yet pervades the universe, a key Shaiva Siddhanta orientation for liberation.

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

By calling Śiva ‘Light’ and ‘universe-formed,’ it bridges Saguna worship (Linga as a sacred support for devotion) with the realization of Śiva’s nirguna, all-pervading consciousness—Linga worship becomes a doorway to knowing Śiva as Paramātman.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use these names in japa or mental recitation with a ‘dative’ devotional intent (“to Śiva…”), aligning the heart in offering (arpana-bhāva); it can be integrated with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative focus on Śiva as inner light.