Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । तदाकर्ण्य महेशस्य लौकिकं वचनं शुभम् । प्रत्यूचुः प्रहसन्तस्ते देवदेवं सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tadākarṇya maheśasya laukikaṃ vacanaṃ śubham | pratyūcuḥ prahasantaste devadevaṃ sadāśivam

Translation

Brahmā said: Hearing Mahēśa’s auspicious, worldly-sounding words, they replied—smiling—to Sadāśiva, the God of gods.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√kṛ (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), ‘having heard’

• maheśasya: of Maheśa
• maheśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• laukikam: worldly
• laukikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vacanam: statement/words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pratyūcuḥ: replied
• pratyūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• prahasantaḥ: smiling/laughing
• prahasantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√has (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deva-devam: the God of gods
• deva-devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘god of gods’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); apposition to devadevam

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sadashiva
• Mahesha

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s grace: though transcendent as Sadāśiva, he can speak in an accessible, “worldly” way so beings may relate to him and respond with devotion.

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

Calling him Devadeva and Sadāśiva underscores Saguna worship—approaching the Supreme through a gracious, name-and-form aspect, as devotees do in Liṅga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is smaraṇa and japa: remember Sadāśiva as Devadeva and repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a joyful, receptive mind.