Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

यथाऽऽदर्शस्वरूपे च स्वीयरूपं प्रदृश्यते । तथा सर्वत्रगं शम्भु पश्यतीति सुनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

yathā''darśasvarūpe ca svīyarūpaṃ pradṛśyate | tathā sarvatragaṃ śambhu paśyatīti suniścitam

Translation

Just as one’s own form is seen in a mirror, so it is certain that Śambhu—who pervades everywhere—may be beheld as present in all places and in all things.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/तुलना-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक/यथार्थसूचक (indeclinable; comparative/‘just as’)

• आदर्श-स्वरूपे: in the form of a mirror
• आदर्श-स्वरूपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādarśa (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आदर्शस्य स्वरूपे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• स्वीय-रूपम्: one’s own form
• स्वीय-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svīya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (स्वीयं रूपम्)

• प्रदृश्यते: is seen/appears
• प्रदृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/तुलना-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तथार्थक/तुल्यतासूचक (indeclinable; ‘so/in the same way’)

• सर्वत्र-गम्: all-pervading
• सर्वत्र-गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय) + gam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वत्र गच्छति इति/सर्वत्रगः)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• सुनिश्चितम्: is firmly ascertained
• सुनिश्चितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + niścita (कृदन्त; √ni√ci)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘well-determined/ascertained’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shiva-darśana: when the mind becomes clear and steady, Śiva is recognized as the all-pervading Reality—seen everywhere, as effortlessly as one sees oneself in a clean mirror.

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

The Liṅga offers a focused, saguna support for devotion; through such worship the devotee’s awareness is refined until the same Śiva is apprehended as sarvatraga (omnipresent), not limited to a single shrine.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Purifying practices that ‘polish the mirror’ of awareness are implied—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyāna on Śiva/Śiva-liṅga, and living with devotion and restraint so the omnipresent Śambhu is perceived in all.