Shloka 30

Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ

Identity of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Brahmā; Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Reconciliation

Devanagari script

एतत्परं शिवज्ञानं तत्त्वतस्तदुदाहृतम् । जानाति ज्ञानवानेव नान्यः कश्चिदृषीश्वराः

Transliteration

etatparaṃ śivajñānaṃ tattvatastadudāhṛtam | jānāti jñānavāneva nānyaḥ kaścidṛṣīśvarāḥ

Translation

This supreme knowledge of Śiva has been declared in accordance with the true principles (tattva). O lords among sages, only one who is truly wise understands it—no one else.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवज्ञानम्: knowledge of Śiva
• शिवज्ञानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य ज्ञानम्)

• तत्त्वतः: in truth, truly
• तत्त्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उदाहृतम्: has been declared
• उदाहृतम्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is declared/said)

• जानाति: knows
• जानाति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ज्ञानवान्: the knowledgeable one
• ज्ञानवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

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

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• ऋषीश्वराः: sage-lords (great sages)
• ऋषीश्वराः: सम्बोधन/अपवाद (Appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (ऋषयः एव ईश्वराः / great sage-lords)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts that Śiva-jñāna is the highest teaching and must be grasped as tattva (true reality); mere learning is insufficient—only genuine inner wisdom leads to understanding and liberation.

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

Linga and Saguna worship are supports that mature devotion and purify the mind; this verse emphasizes that their culmination is tattva-based realization of Shiva, not only external observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplative inquiry into Shiva-tattva is implied; it is best supported by disciplined purity practices such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa with focused meditation.