Shloka 31

Devanagari script

योऽसौ सर्वात्मकश्शम्भुस्सोऽहं स शिवोऽस्म्यहम् । इति वै सर्ववाक्यार्थो वामदेव शिवोदितः

Transliteration

yo'sau sarvātmakaśśambhusso'haṃ sa śivo'smyaham | iti vai sarvavākyārtho vāmadeva śivoditaḥ

Translation

“That Śambhu who is the Self of all—He is I; I am that Śiva.” Thus indeed is the purport of all sacred statements, proclaimed by Śiva through Vāmadeva.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• asau: that (one)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता—शम्भुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; दूरवाचक-सर्वनाम

• sarvātmakaḥ: whose essence is all
• sarvātmakaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—शम्भुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वः आत्मा यस्य/सर्वात्मकः)

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• saḥ: he/that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता—अहम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

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

• saḥ: he/that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता—अहम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

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

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपातः

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

• sarva-vākya-arthaḥ: the meaning of all statements
• sarva-vākya-arthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेषां वाक्यानाम् अर्थः)

• vāmadevaḥ: Vāmadeva
• vāmadevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implicit ‘(is)’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmadeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• śiva-uditaḥ: uttered by Śiva
• śiva-uditaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—वामदेवः/वाक्यार्थः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + udita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवेन उदितः/शिवात् उदितः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching conveyed through Vāmadeva; narrated in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: so'haṃ sa śivo'smyaham

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It declares the highest contemplative recognition that the all-pervading Lord Śiva (Pati) is the inmost Self sustaining all beings; by Śiva’s grace, the seeker realizes unity in consciousness—moving from limited ‘I’ to the Śiva-centered awareness that grants liberation.

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

The Liṅga and Saguna Śiva are supports for devotion and concentration; through worship, the mind becomes purified and fit to grasp the deeper import that the worshipped Lord is not separate from the innermost Self—Śiva as the indwelling reality of all.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative japa and contemplation of the bhāva ‘So’ham / Śivo’ham’ (anchored in Panchākṣarī devotion—Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is implied: worship outwardly with mantra and inwardly abide in Śiva-remembrance as the Self of all.