Shloka 9

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

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

स हि सर्वात्मसंसिद्धो विवादो नात्र कस्यचित् । सर्वदेहेन्द्रियमनोबुध्यहंकारसंभवः

Transliteration

sa hi sarvātmasaṃsiddho vivādo nātra kasyacit | sarvadehendriyamanobudhyahaṃkārasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

Indeed, this is a truth established in the Self of all; there is no room here for anyone’s dispute. For the sense of individuality and contention arises from the whole apparatus of body, senses, mind, intellect, and ego.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्व-आत्म-संसिद्धः: fully established as the Self of all
• सर्व-आत्म-संसिद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वस्य आत्मा (तत्पुरुष) + संसिद्धः (सम्बद्धविशेषण)

• विवादः: dispute
• विवादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite: 'of anyone')

• सर्व-देह-इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-अहंकार-सम्भवः: the source of all bodies, senses, mind, intellect, and ego
• सर्व-देह-इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-अहंकार-सम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां देहेन्द्रियमनोबुद्ध्यहंकाराणां सम्भवः/उत्पत्तिः यस्मात् (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that ultimate truth is self-evident in the inner Self, while argument and confusion arise from identification with the body–mind complex (deha–indriya–manas–buddhi–ahaṁkāra), a key Shaiva Siddhanta diagnosis of bondage (pāśa).

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship disciplines the senses and purifies mind and ego; by offering the ‘I’ into Shiva, the devotee moves from ego-based contention toward the Self-established certainty that Shiva alone is Pati (Lord) beyond the instruments of individuality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ego-thinning devotion: japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and awareness, and inner detachment from body and thoughts; this aligns with Shiva’s teaching that disputes are born from ahaṁkāra.