Shloka 30

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra

Devanagari script

विष्णोरेव सहस्रांशात्संबभूव पितामहः । सद्योजातमुखात्मा यः पृथिवीतत्त्वनायकः

Transliteration

viṣṇoreva sahasrāṃśātsaṃbabhūva pitāmahaḥ | sadyojātamukhātmā yaḥ pṛthivītattvanāyakaḥ

Translation

From Viṣṇu indeed, from a thousandth part of His potency, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) came into being—he whose very self is the Sadyojāta face of Śiva, and who presides over the earth-principle (pṛthivī-tattva).

Word by Word

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: अपादान/सम्बन्ध (Source/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive Singular

• एव: indeed; alone
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सहस्र-अंशात्: from a thousandth part (ray)
• सहस्र-अंशात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'of a thousand' + 'part/ray'), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Ablative Singular (source)

• सम्बभूव: came into being; was born
• सम्बभूव: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative Singular

• सद्योजात-मुख-आत्मा: whose nature is the Sadyojāta face
• सद्योजात-मुख-आत्मा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'whose self/nature is (having) the face called Sadyojāta'

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• पृथिवी-तत्त्व-नायकः: leader of the earth-principle
• पृथिवी-तत्त्व-नायकः: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative/identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; 'earth-principle' (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय) + 'leader', पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Shiva (Sadyojata)

FAQs

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

It frames creation as a graded manifestation of divine powers: Brahmā arises through Viṣṇu’s potency, yet his governing capacity is rooted in Śiva’s Sadyojāta aspect—showing Śiva as the inner ground of the tattvas even when other deities function outwardly.

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

Sadyojāta is a Saguna revelation of Śiva connected with the earth principle and manifest order; Linga-worship honors Śiva as the underlying Pati who empowers cosmic functions (like Brahmā’s creation) while remaining their inner Self.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s Sadyojāta aspect as the stabilizing presence within the earth-element, and support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to recognize Śiva as the indwelling Lord behind creation.