Shloka 28

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

अनुग्रहोऽपि द्विविधस्तिरोभावादिगोचरः । प्रभुश्चान्यस्तु जीवानां परावरविमुक्तिदः

Transliteration

anugraho'pi dvividhastirobhāvādigocaraḥ | prabhuścānyastu jīvānāṃ parāvaravimuktidaḥ

Translation

Grace (anugraha), too, is of two kinds—one operating through veiling (tirobhāva) and the other divine acts; and the Lord is distinct from the individual souls, bestowing liberation from both the higher and the lower states of bondage.

Word by Word

• अनुग्रहः: grace, favor
• अनुग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• द्विविधः: twofold
• द्विविधः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—द्वि + विध (संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष)

• तिरोभाव-आदि-गोचरः: having as its domain concealment etc.
• तिरोभाव-आदि-गोचरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरोभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—(तिरोभावादि) षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समूह + गोचर (तत्पुरुष: 'whose sphere is ...')

• प्रभुः: the Lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• अन्यः: another, different
• अन्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• जीवानाम्: of living beings
• जीवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पर-अवर-विमुक्ति-दः: giver of liberation (from the higher and the lower)
• पर-अवर-विमुक्ति-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + अवर (प्रातिपदिक) + विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—(परावर) द्वन्द्व/समाहार-भाव + (विमुक्ति) + द (तत्पुरुष: 'giver of liberation from/with respect to higher and lower')

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta view that Shiva (Pati) is distinct from the soul (pashu) and that liberation happens by His anugraha (grace), which can work through both concealment (tirobhava) and revelation to mature the soul toward moksha.

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

Linga/Saguna worship is a concrete means to receive Shiva’s grace: devotion, mantra, and ritual purify the soul so that the Lord’s anugraha overcomes veiling and leads to direct realization of Shiva beyond bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the sole bestower of liberation while practicing japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyāna on the Linga, praying for anugraha that removes tirobhava (inner obscuration).