Shloka 35

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

संयोजनमितीदं तु कृत्यं पैतामहं विदुः । जगत्सृष्टिक्रियाविज्ञा यावद्व्यूहं सुखावहम्

Transliteration

saṃyojanamitīdaṃ tu kṛtyaṃ paitāmahaṃ viduḥ | jagatsṛṣṭikriyāvijñā yāvadvyūhaṃ sukhāvaham

Translation

This act is indeed known as “saṃyojana” (joining together), a work belonging to the Grandsire (Brahmā). Those skilled in the operations of cosmic creation understand the entire arrangement (vyūha) of manifestation as conducive to well-being and ease.

Word by Word

• saṃyojanam: joining/combination
• saṃyojanam: Karma/Predicate-noun (कर्म/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Contrast (सम्बन्ध/विरोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• kṛtyam: duty/act to be done
• kṛtyam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• paitāmaham: of Brahmā (the grandsire)
• paitāmaham: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘kṛtyam’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective meaning ‘belonging to Pitāmaha (Brahmā)’

• viduḥ: they know
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• jagat-sṛṣṭi-kriyā-vijñāḥ: those skilled in the act of world-creation
• jagat-sṛṣṭi-kriyā-vijñāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + sṛṣṭi + kriyā + vijña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; compound: ‘those knowledgeable in the act of creating the world’

• yāvat: as much as/up to
• yāvat: Parimāṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; limit/extent marker (परिमाण/अवधि)

• vyūham: arrangement/formation
• vyūham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyūha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (or Neuter by usage), Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sukhāvaham: bringing happiness
• sukhāvaham: Viśeṣaṇa of ‘vyūham’ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ‘bringing happiness’ (āvaha = bringing)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva cosmological teaching as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: saṃyojana—ordering/combining of manifest factors in creation

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an ordered “joining” (saṃyojana) carried out by Brahmā, yet meaningful within Shaiva philosophy because the cosmos is an intelligible, purposeful arrangement that can support the soul’s progress toward liberation under the supreme lordship of Shiva (Pati).

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

By presenting the universe as a structured manifestation, it points devotees to the governing divine intelligence behind form—worship of the Linga and Saguna Shiva honors the Lord who transcends the cosmos yet makes it a beneficial field for dharma, devotion, and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is contemplative meditation on cosmic order while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), seeing all “arrangement” (vyūha) as pervaded and overseen by Shiva—supporting steadiness in japa and inner discipline.