Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

महाप्रलयसंभूतौ शिवसाम्यं भजंति हि । न पतंति पुनः क्वापि संसाराब्धौ जनाश्च ते

Transliteration

mahāpralayasaṃbhūtau śivasāmyaṃ bhajaṃti hi | na pataṃti punaḥ kvāpi saṃsārābdhau janāśca te

Translation

Indeed, at the time of the Great Dissolution, such beings attain equality with Śiva (śiva-sāmya). They never again fall anywhere into the ocean of worldly becoming (saṃsāra).

Word by Word

• mahāpralayasaṃbhūtau: the two born at the great dissolution
• mahāpralayasaṃbhūtau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + pralaya + saṃbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); compound: ‘mahāpralaye saṃbhūtau’ (locative-tatpurusha sense within)

• śivasāmyam: equality with Śiva
• śivasāmyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘śivasya sāmyaṃ’

• bhajanti: attain/partake
• bhajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (भज् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) giving emphasis/causal nuance

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• patanti: fall
• patanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• kvāpi: anywhere
• kvāpi: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva + api (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; ‘kva’ (where) + enclitic ‘api’ (even/any) → ‘anywhere’

• saṃsārābdhau: in the ocean of transmigration
• saṃsārābdhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra + abdhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘saṃsārasya abdhiḥ’

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa teachings to the sages, in the customary Shiva Purana discourse frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: mahāpralaya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse declares the fruit of Śiva-realization: attaining śiva-sāmya—likeness to Śiva’s liberated condition—and becoming free from any further descent into saṃsāra. It emphasizes irreversible liberation (no return to bondage) when grace and true knowledge mature.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship—especially Linga-bhakti—purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa). When devotion ripens into Śiva’s grace and realization of Pati (the Lord), the devotee attains śiva-sāmya, which this verse describes as freedom from re-entry into worldly existence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is steady Śiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as aids, and contemplative absorption in Śiva as the supreme Pati—aimed at liberation rather than worldly gains.