Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

एतदेव पदं प्राप्य तेन साकं मुनीश्वराः । भुक्त्वा सुविपुलान्भोगान्देवेन ब्रह्मरूपिणा

Transliteration

etadeva padaṃ prāpya tena sākaṃ munīśvarāḥ | bhuktvā suvipulānbhogāndevena brahmarūpiṇā

Translation

Attaining that very supreme state, the great sage-lords—abiding in communion with Him—enjoyed exceedingly vast divine experiences, bestowed by the Deva who manifests in the form of Brahman.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• padam: state/position/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having attained’

• tena: with him/with that
• tena: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb/preposition meaning ‘together with’ (सह-अर्थक अव्यय)

• munīśvarāḥ: lords among sages
• munīśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘munīnām īśvarāḥ’

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having enjoyed/eaten’

• suvipulān: very abundant
• suvipulān: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘bhogān’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhogān: enjoyments/pleasures
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• devena: with the god
• devena: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmarūpiṇā: having the form of Brahman
• brahmarūpiṇā: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘devena’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘brahmaṇaḥ rūpī’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is the attainment of the highest “padam” through Shiva’s grace, where realized beings remain in His presence and experience divine fullness—signifying freedom from pasha (bondage) and abiding in Pati (the Lord).

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

Though the verse speaks of Shiva as brahma-rūpi (the Supreme Reality), the Shiva Purana consistently presents that this highest realization is approached through devotion and worship of Shiva’s accessible forms—especially Linga worship—by which the mind becomes fit for communion with the formless truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Shiva-upāsanā leading to samīpya (nearness): daily japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditation on Shiva, and disciplined worship (optionally with bhasma and rudrākṣa as Shaiva markers) to mature into God-centered awareness.