Shloka 40

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

इदं खलु जगच्चक्रं श्रुतिविश्रुतवैभवम् । पञ्चारं चक्रमिति ह स्तौति श्रुतिरिदम्मुने

Transliteration

idaṃ khalu jagaccakraṃ śrutiviśrutavaibhavam | pañcāraṃ cakramiti ha stauti śrutiridammune

Translation

O sage, this indeed is the revolving wheel of the universe, whose grandeur is renowned in the Vedas. The Śruti itself praises it as “the five-spoked wheel,” indicating the ordered cosmic process under the Lord (Pati), known through revealed wisdom.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक

• जगत्: of the world
• जगत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; (समासाङ्ग)

• चक्रम्: wheel/cycle
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; (समासोत्तरपद)

• श्रुति: Śruti (Veda)
• श्रुति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; (समासाङ्ग)

• विश्रुत: well-known
• विश्रुत: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु (धातु) + क्त, वि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: (समासाङ्ग) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘well-known/renowned’

• वैभवम्: glory/splendor
• वैभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; (समासोत्तरपद)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याशब्द; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (समासाङ्ग); ‘five’

• अरम्: spoke (of a wheel)
• अरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; (समासोत्तरपद)

• चक्रम्: wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ह: indeed (emphatic)
• ह: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक

• स्तौति: praises
• स्तौति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्रुतिः: Śruti (Veda)
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions the cosmic order as śruti-prasiddha (Veda-attested), supporting orthodox legitimacy for Śaiva cosmology and the pañcāra (five-spoked) model used for contemplation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shruti (Veda)

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a divinely ordered “wheel” known through Śruti, implying that liberation comes from understanding the cosmic process and transcending bondage (pāśa) by turning toward the Lord (Pati) rather than being driven by the cycle.

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

By pointing to a Veda-praised cosmic order, the verse supports Saguna worship as a means to contemplate Shiva as the governor of creation and dissolution; the Liṅga becomes a focused symbol through which the devotee recognizes the Lord behind the universe’s revolving wheel.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler of the cosmic cycle while repeating the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), using it to steady the mind beyond worldly rotations of pleasure and pain.