Shloka 54

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

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

शिवशक्तिसमायोगः परमात्मेति निश्चितम् । पराशक्तेस्तु संजाता चिच्छक्तिस्तु तदुद्भवा

Transliteration

śivaśaktisamāyogaḥ paramātmeti niścitam | parāśaktestu saṃjātā cicchaktistu tadudbhavā

Translation

It is firmly established that the Supreme Self (Paramātman) is the perfect union of Śiva and Śakti. From the Supreme Power (Parāśakti) arises the power of consciousness (Cit-śakti), and from that, all manifestation proceeds.

Word by Word

• शिव: Śiva
• शिव: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (used in compound)

• शक्ति: Power (Śakti)
• शक्ति: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (used in compound)

• समायोगः: the union/combination
• समायोगः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + आ + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (शिवशक्त्योः समायोगः)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय (परमः आत्मा)

• इति: as
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation/definition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/निर्देशसूचक (quotative/definitional marker)

• निश्चितम्: is determined
• निश्चितम्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√चि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle used impersonally: “is ascertained/decided”

• पराशक्तेः: of the Supreme Śakti
• पराशक्तेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular; कर्मधारय (परा शक्ति)

• तु: indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात

• संजाता: arose, was born
• संजाता: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त) (intransitive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्: consciousness
• चित्: समासाङ्ग (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-आधार (used in compound)

• शक्तिः: the power of consciousness
• शक्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (चितः शक्तिः / चित्शक्तिः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक निपात

• तत्: of that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन — Pronoun, Neuter, Genitive Singular (in compound)

• उद्भवा: arisen from that
• उद्भवा: विशेषण (Qualifier of cicchaktiḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√भू (धातु) + अ (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (तस्मात् उद्भवा)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Paramatman
• Parashakti
• Citshakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that ultimate reality is not a split between God and power: Śiva (the Lord) and Śakti (His inseparable energy) are one Supreme Self, and liberation is gained by realizing this non-separation as the ground of consciousness.

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

Liṅga worship points to the formless Supreme (Śiva) while honoring His manifest power (Śakti); the verse supports Saguna worship as a doorway to Nirguna realization, since the Lord and His energy are affirmed as one Paramātman.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as pure consciousness (Cit) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating that awareness itself is Śiva-Śakti united; this supports inner stillness and the Shaiva aim of moksha.