Shloka 78

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

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

सर्वकर्तृत्वरूपा च सर्वजत्वस्वरूपिणी । पूर्णत्वरूपान्नित्यत्वव्यापकत्व स्वरूपिणी

Transliteration

sarvakartṛtvarūpā ca sarvajatvasvarūpiṇī | pūrṇatvarūpānnityatvavyāpakatva svarūpiṇī

Translation

She is the very form of universal agency, the power by which all acts are accomplished, and the very essence of all beings. She is fullness itself—eternal by nature—and her true nature is all-pervasiveness.

Word by Word

• सर्वकर्तृत्वरूपा: having the nature of universal agency
• सर्वकर्तृत्वरूपा: विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कर्तृत्व-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (fem. nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वजत्वस्वरूपिणी: whose nature is universal being-ness
• सर्वजत्वस्वरूपिणी: विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-जात्व-स्वरूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• पूर्णत्वरूपा: having the form of fullness
• पूर्णत्वरूपा: विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णत्व-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• नित्यत्वव्यापकत्वस्वरूपिणी: whose nature is eternality and pervasiveness
• नित्यत्वव्यापकत्वस्वरूपिणी: विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्यत्व-व्यापकत्व-स्वरूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse to the sages, presenting the praise of the Divine Shakti/Parvati in Shaiva Siddhanta terms as the power of Pati)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme Shakti is not limited to a single form or place: she is the power of all action, present as the inner essence of all beings, eternally full and all-pervading—pointing the seeker toward non-dual contemplation of Shiva-Shakti as the ground of liberation.

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

In Linga worship, devotees honor Shiva as the all-pervading Pati; this verse clarifies that his manifest worship (saguṇa) is supported by Shakti as the universal power of agency and presence, leading the mind from form to the all-pervading reality (nirguṇa implication) without rejecting ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate during japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) on the meaning that the Divine is eternal, complete, and present everywhere; let this bhāva accompany Linga-puja with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and a steady, all-pervading awareness.