Shloka 11

Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)

Devanagari script

सर्वं व्याप्य शिवः साक्षाद् व्यापकः सर्वजन्तुषु । चेतनाचेतनेशोपि सर्वत्र शंकरस्स्वयम्

Transliteration

sarvaṃ vyāpya śivaḥ sākṣād vyāpakaḥ sarvajantuṣu | cetanācetaneśopi sarvatra śaṃkarassvayam

Translation

Shiva Himself, directly and truly, pervades all. He is the all-pervading Presence within every being; as Lord of both the conscious and the unconscious, Shankara alone exists everywhere as the very Self.

Word by Word

• sarvam: all (everything)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (adjectival)

• vyāpya: having pervaded
• vyāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vyāp (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ल्यप्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sākṣāt: directly, manifestly
• sākṣāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vyāpakaḥ: all-pervading
• vyāpakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• sarva-jantuṣu: in all beings
• sarva-jantuṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• cetana-acetana-īśaḥ: the Lord of the sentient and the insentient
• cetana-acetana-īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetana (प्रातिपदिक) + acetana (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'चेतनानाम् अचेतनानां च ईशः'

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It teaches Shiva-tattva as omnipresent: Shiva is not confined to a single form or place but is the indwelling Lord of all beings and all states of existence, leading the seeker toward non-dual devotion and liberation.

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

The Linga is a sacred focus for Saguna worship, yet this verse clarifies that the one worshipped is also Nirguna in essence—pervading all. Linga-puja becomes a doorway to recognizing Shiva everywhere, not merely in the sanctum.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inward recollection while repeating the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating Shiva’s presence in all beings and even in insentient creation; let this bhavana accompany temple worship and daily conduct.