Shloka 61

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

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

अनुग्रहादिकृत्यानां हेतुः पञ्चकमिष्यते । तद्विद्भिर्मुनिभिः प्राज्ञैर्वरतत्त्वप्रदर्शिभिः

Transliteration

anugrahādikṛtyānāṃ hetuḥ pañcakamiṣyate | tadvidbhirmunibhiḥ prājñairvaratattvapradarśibhiḥ

Translation

For the divine acts beginning with grace (anugraha) and the rest, a set of five causes is accepted. This has been taught by wise sages who know these principles and who reveal the highest truth concerning the Supreme Lord’s boons.

Word by Word

• अनुग्रह-आदि-कृत्यानाम्: of the acts beginning with grace (anugraha)
• अनुग्रह-आदि-कृत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अनुग्रहादीनि कृत्यानि) / ‘आदि’समासान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• हेतुः: cause
• हेतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पञ्चकम्: a set of five
• पञ्चकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• इष्यते: is held/considered
• इष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तत्-विद्भिः: by those who know that
• तत्-विद्भिः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तत् विदन्ति ये); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्राज्ञैः: wise
• प्राज्ञैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of मुनिभिः)

• वर-तत्त्व-प्रदर्शिभिः: by revealers of the supreme truth
• वर-तत्त्व-प्रदर्शिभिः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वरतत्त्वं प्रदर्शयन्ति ये); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; apposition to मुनिभिः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that Shiva’s governance of the cosmos is intelligible through a fivefold causal framework, with anugraha (grace) as the decisive factor for liberation.

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

By grounding Shiva’s actions in a recognized doctrine, it supports Linga/Saguna worship as a means to align with Shiva’s grace—devotion and ritual become channels through which anugraha is received.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to seek anugraha through steady Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-puja, and contemplative remembrance of Shiva as Pati, the bestower of grace.