Shloka 11

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

उत्पाट्याज्ञानसंभूतं संशयाख्यं विषद्रुमम् । शिवाद्वैतमहाकल्पवृक्षभूमिर्यथाभवेत्

Transliteration

utpāṭyājñānasaṃbhūtaṃ saṃśayākhyaṃ viṣadrumam | śivādvaitamahākalpavṛkṣabhūmiryathābhavet

Translation

Uproot the poisonous tree called “doubt,” born of ignorance, so that one may become fertile ground for the great wish-fulfilling tree of Śiva’s non-dual Reality.

Word by Word

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• उत्पाट्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + √paṭ (पट्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्); ‘having uprooted’

• अज्ञानसंभूतम्: born of ignorance
• अज्ञानसंभूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajñāna + saṃbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective to ‘विषद्रुमम्’; तत्पुरुष: ‘अज्ञानात् संभूतम्’ (ablative sense)

• संशयाख्यम्: named ‘doubt’
• संशयाख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃśaya + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘called doubt’; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘संशय-आख्यम्’

• विषद्रुमम्: poison-tree
• विषद्रुमम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म of ‘उत्पाट्य’; तत्पुरुष: ‘विषस्य द्रुमः’

• शिवाद्वैतमहाकल्पवृक्षभूमिः: the ground for the great wish-fulfilling tree of Śiva-nonduality
• शिवाद्वैतमहाकल्पवृक्षभूमिः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + advaita + mahā + kalpavṛkṣa + bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member determinative compound: ‘(शिव-अद्वैत)-महाकल्पवृक्षस्य भूमिः’

• यथा: so that / as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative/conjunctive adverb (यथार्थक-अव्यय)

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Ishana

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that ignorance (ajñāna) produces doubt (saṃśaya), which poisons spiritual progress; removing doubt makes the seeker fit to receive the fruit of Śiva’s highest non-dual realization and liberation.

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

Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) purifies the mind and steadies devotion, helping uproot doubt; that purified ground then supports the dawning of Śiva-advaita—recognizing the Supreme Pati beyond limiting notions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with steady dhyāna and scriptural reflection to remove saṃśaya, is the implied practice for uprooting ignorance-born doubt.