Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वाहं मुनेऽवोचं सात्त्विको भाव उच्यत । तत्त्वसार इति प्रीत्या सृजाम्येकां वरां स्त्रियम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvāhaṃ mune'vocaṃ sāttviko bhāva ucyata | tattvasāra iti prītyā sṛjāmyekāṃ varāṃ striyam

Translation

Hearing that, O sage, I spoke: “This is called a sāttvika disposition. Out of affection, I shall create a single excellent woman, named Tattvasārā—the very essence of truth.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that (teaching/statement)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अवोचम्: I said
• अवोचम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘अ’ (augment)

• सात्त्विकः: sattvic
• सात्त्विकः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to भावः)

• भावः: state / disposition
• भावः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उच्यताम्: let it be called
• उच्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• तत्त्वसारः: (it is) ‘Tattvasāra’
• तत्त्वसारः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम (as designation)

• इति: thus / as
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (वचनपर्यवसान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• प्रीत्या: out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu/karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सृजामि: I create
• सृजामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to स्त्रियम्)

• वराम्: excellent
• वराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to स्त्रियम्)

• स्त्रियम्: a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Tattvasārā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that a sāttvika (pure and luminous) inner disposition is spiritually praised and becomes the basis for a higher, truth-oriented manifestation—symbolized by the creation of “Tattvasārā,” the essence of reality.

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

While the verse is about sāttvika bhāva and creation, it supports Saguna Shiva worship indirectly: purity (sattva) refines the mind so devotion can rest steadily on Shiva’s form (Liṅga), making worship more receptive to grace and inner transformation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is cultivation of sāttvika bhāva—purity, restraint, truthfulness, and devotion—supported by simple Shaiva sādhanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and maintaining a pure, disciplined worship routine.