Shloka 58

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

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

शिवादीशान उत्पन्नस्ततस्तत्पुरुषोद्भवः । ततोऽघोरस्ततो वामस्सद्योजातोद्भवस्ततः

Transliteration

śivādīśāna utpannastatastatpuruṣodbhavaḥ | tato'ghorastato vāmassadyojātodbhavastataḥ

Translation

From Śiva, Īśāna came forth; from Him arose Tatpuruṣa. Thereafter Aghora manifested; then Vāma appeared; and from that, Sadyojāta was born.

Word by Word

शिवात्from Śiva

ईशानःĪśāna

उत्पन्नःarose; was born

ततःthen; from that

तत्पुरुषोद्भवःthe one arising from Tatpuruṣa

ततःthen

अघोरःAghora

ततःthen

वामःVāma (Vāmadeva)

सद्योजातोद्भवःthe one arising from Sadyojāta

ततःthereafter

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Ishana

Tatpurusha

Aghora

Vama

Sadyojata

FAQs

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

This verse presents Śiva’s ordered manifestation as the five divine aspects (Pañcabrahma), teaching that the one Pati (Supreme Lord) expresses Himself in multiple sacred modes for creation, protection, dissolution, concealment, and grace—guiding the bound soul (paśu) toward mokṣa.

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

The Liṅga is the worshipable sign of Śiva’s transcendent reality, while the Pañcabrahma are His saguna revelations that devotees contemplate in mantra and iconography. Meditating on these aspects stabilizes devotion and makes the formless truth accessible through form, name, and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Pañcabrahma-mantra contemplation (or japa aligned to Śiva’s five aspects) along with steady Liṅga-pūjā—ideally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to Shaiva discipline and inward recollection of Śiva.