Shloka 51

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

बहुनेह किमुक्तेन मुने सारं वदामि ते । शिव एवेदमखिलं शक्तिमानिति निश्चितम्

Transliteration

bahuneha kimuktena mune sāraṃ vadāmi te | śiva evedamakhilaṃ śaktimāniti niścitam

Translation

O sage, what need is there for many words here? I shall tell you the essence: this entire universe is truly Śiva alone—Śiva endowed with the supreme Power (Śakti); this is firmly established.

Word by Word

• बहुना: by much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘बहु’ इति शब्दस्य तृतीया-एकवचन (bahunā = by much/with much)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• उक्तेन: by what has been said
• उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘said/uttered’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सारम्: the essence
• सारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अत्र कर्मपदम्

• वदामि: I say
• वदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg) सर्वनाम; अत्र ‘तुभ्यम्/ते’ = to you

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• अखिलम्: entire, all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) ‘all/entire’ (इदम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• शक्तिमान्: powerful
• शक्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शिवः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)

• निश्चितम्: is ascertained
• निश्चितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चित (कृदन्त; √निश्+√चि (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘ascertained/decided’; अत्र भावे/वाक्यार्थे ‘it is निश्चितम्’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching a sage in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It condenses the Purana’s metaphysics into a single conclusion: Śiva (Pati) is the all-pervading reality, and the cosmos is understood through His inseparable Śakti—guiding the seeker from multiplicity to the essential truth for liberation.

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

If all is Śiva with Śakti, then worship of the Liṅga becomes a focused, saguna support for realizing the same all-pervading Pati—training the mind to see Śiva’s presence in every form while remaining anchored in His transcendent lordship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-smaraṇa (constant remembrance) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and meditating that all experiences arise within Śiva’s power (Śakti), supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where applicable.