Shloka 30

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

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

पूर्णोऽहं भावरूपत्वान्नित्यमुक्तोऽहमेव हि । पशवो मत्प्रसादेन मुक्ता मद्भावमाश्रिताः

Transliteration

pūrṇo'haṃ bhāvarūpatvānnityamukto'hameva hi | paśavo matprasādena muktā madbhāvamāśritāḥ

Translation

“I am the Perfect One; by My very nature as pure Being-Consciousness, I am eternally free indeed. The bound souls (paśus), by My grace, become liberated and take refuge in My own state (My bhāva).”

Word by Word

• pūrṇaḥ: complete, full
• pūrṇaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• bhāva-rūpatvāt: because of being of the nature of pure being
• bhāva-rūpatvāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (भावस्य रूपत्वम्)

• nitya-muktaḥ: eternally free
• nitya-muktaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (नित्यः मुक्तः)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपातः

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• paśavaḥ: bound souls (paśus)
• paśavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• mat-prasādena: by my grace
• mat-prasādena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (मम प्रसादः)

• muktāḥ: liberated
• muktāḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—पशवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (paśavaḥ)

• mad-bhāvam: my state/nature
• mad-bhāvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (मम भावः)

• āśritāḥ: having taken refuge in/attained
• āśritāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया—पशवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śri (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having resorted to)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the Shaiva Siddhanta core: Shiva (Pati) is eternally free and complete, while the soul (paśu) is freed not by its own power alone but through Shiva’s grace (anugraha), culminating in abiding in Shiva-consciousness (mad-bhāva).

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

Linga worship is a concrete (saguṇa) means to approach the eternally free Lord who is beyond limitation. Through devotion, mantra, and reverent service to the Linga, the soul becomes fit for Shiva’s grace, which alone grants liberation and entry into Shiva’s state.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate grace-oriented devotion: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), steady dhyāna on Shiva/Linga, and Shaiva disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports—performed with surrender, seeking Shiva’s anugraha.