Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं शिवत्वं शक्तित्वं परमात्मनि दर्शितम् । शिवशक्त्योस्तु संयोगादानंदस्सततोदितः

Transliteration

evaṃ śivatvaṃ śaktitvaṃ paramātmani darśitam | śivaśaktyostu saṃyogādānaṃdassatatoditaḥ

Translation

Thus, the state of being Shiva and the state of being Shakti are shown to abide in the Supreme Self. Indeed, from the union of Shiva and Shakti, ever-arising bliss continuously manifests.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शिवत्वम्: Śiva-hood
• शिवत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक तद्धितान्त (state of being Śiva)

• शक्तित्वम्: Śakti-hood/power-nature
• शक्तित्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaktitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक तद्धितान्त (state of being Śakti/power)

• परमात्मनि: in the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दर्शितम्: has been shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → darśita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव (has been shown)

• शिव-शक्त्योः: of Śiva and Śakti
• शिव-शक्त्योः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara-dvandva); स्त्रीलिङ्ग द्विवचन-षष्ठी/सप्तमी-रूपवत् विशेष (genitive dual) → षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• संयोगात्: from (their) union
• संयोगात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• आनन्दः: bliss
• आनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सतत-उदितः: ever-arisen/ever-manifest
• सतत-उदितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक) + udita (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; उdit (past participle from √ud-i/√ud), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme Reality (Paramatman) is not devoid of power: Shiva (consciousness) and Shakti (divine potency) are inseparable in the Highest, and their unity is experienced as uninterrupted bliss (ānanda), pointing toward liberation through right knowledge and inner realization.

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

In Linga worship, the devotee contemplates Shiva as the supreme consciousness while honoring Shakti as His inherent power of manifestation; the Linga signifies the one Reality in which Shiva–Shakti are united, making Saguna worship a doorway to realizing the Paramatman described here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on the inseparability of Shiva and Shakti while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya), visualizing the Linga as the seat of unified consciousness and power; this contemplation is aimed at awakening steady inner ānanda.