Shloka 6

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

कलादि पञ्चकेनैव भोक्तृत्वेन प्रकल्पितः । प्रकृतिस्थः पुमानेष भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्

Transliteration

kalādi pañcakenaiva bhoktṛtvena prakalpitaḥ | prakṛtisthaḥ pumāneṣa bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān

Translation

Conditioned by Prakṛti, this individual self is constituted as the experiencer through the fivefold set beginning with kalā; dwelling within Prakṛti, the soul partakes of the qualities born of Prakṛti.

Word by Word

• कलादि: (the group) beginning with kalā
• कलादि: Karana (करण/Instrument; with next word)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलादि (प्रातिपदिक; कला + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘kala etc.’ as a set (indeclinable-like usage but declined as neuter)

• पञ्चकेन: by the set of five
• पञ्चकेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• भोक्तृत्वेन: as enjoyership / by the state of being an enjoyer
• भोक्तृत्वेन: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण; as ‘in the capacity of’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोक्तृत्व (प्रातिपदिक; भुज्/भुज्-धातु से ‘भोक्तृ’ + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रकल्पितः: is constituted/imagined
• प्रकल्पितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कल्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रकृतिस्थः: situated in prakṛti
• प्रकृतिस्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकृतिस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; प्रकृति + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुमान्: the male/person (Puruṣa)
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अस्-प्रातिपदिक (pumān)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys/experiences
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्रकृतिजान्: born of prakṛti
• प्रकृतिजान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकृतिज (प्रातिपदिक; प्रकृति + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• गुणान्: qualities (guṇas)
• गुणान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching the nature of Pāśu, Pāśa, and Pati in Kailāsasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It explains bondage: the jīva, limited by the kalādi-pañcaka and situated in Prakṛti, becomes an experiencer of guṇas—showing why liberation requires Shiva’s grace and the transcendence of Prakṛti’s limitations.

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

Linga/Saguṇa Shiva worship trains the bound soul to shift identity from being a guṇa-driven enjoyer to being a surrendered devotee; through Shiva’s presence in the Linga, the jīva is guided beyond Prakṛti toward Pati (Shiva), the Lord of liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with guṇa-observation (witnessing sattva/rajas/tamas without attachment), supported by Shiva-oriented purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to detachment and remembrance.