Shloka 22

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

वेदशास्त्र गुरूणां च वाक्याभ्या सवशाच्छिशोः । पूर्णानन्दमयश्शंभुः प्रादुर्भूतो भवेद्धृदि

Transliteration

vedaśāstra gurūṇāṃ ca vākyābhyā savaśācchiśoḥ | pūrṇānandamayaśśaṃbhuḥ prādurbhūto bhaveddhṛdi

Translation

When a disciple becomes fully receptive—guided by the teachings of the Vedas and Śāstras and by the direct instruction of the Guru—Śambhu, who is of the very nature of perfect bliss, manifests within the heart.

Word by Word

• veda-śāstra: Veda and Śāstra (scriptures)
• veda-śāstra: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular collective)

• gurūṇām: of the teachers
• gurūṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vākyābhyām: by (their) two statements/utterances
• vākyābhyām: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• sa-vaśāt: due to being under control/compulsion
• sa-vaśāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (adverbial: 'because of/under the control of')

• śiśoḥ: of a child
• śiśoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūrṇa-ānanda-mayaḥ: full of bliss
• pūrṇa-ānanda-mayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/निर्धारण: 'पूर्णः आनन्दः यस्मिन्/येन सः' → 'आनन्दमय' with pūrṇa as qualifier), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prādurbhūtaḥ: manifested/appeared
• prādurbhūtaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण/Predicate to śaṃbhuḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur + √bhū (धातु) → prādurbhūta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त (past participial: 'having manifested/appeared'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhavet: may become/should arise
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-realization is an inner awakening: when the seeker becomes disciplined and receptive through Vedic-Śāstric guidance and the Guru’s instruction, Śambhu reveals Himself as bliss in the heart—pointing to Pati (Shiva) bestowing liberation by removing pāśa (bondage).

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

Outer worship of the Linga and Saguna Shiva is supported by scripture and the Guru, but its goal is inner fruition—Shiva’s presence becoming evident within the devotee’s heart as steady awareness and bliss, not merely external ritual performance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow the Guru’s upadeśa grounded in śāstra: daily japa of Shiva-mantra (especially the Panchakshara), disciplined self-control, and heart-centered meditation so that devotion matures into direct inner experience of Śambhu.