Shloka 93

Devanagari script

ततो वेदास्तथा देवा यत्किंचिद्दृश्यते जगत् । स्थावरं जंगमं चैव तत्सर्वं शकरादभूत्

Transliteration

tato vedāstathā devā yatkiṃciddṛśyate jagat | sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ caiva tatsarvaṃ śakarādabhūt

Translation

From Him arose the Vedas and the gods; indeed, whatever world is seen—both the immovable and the moving—everything came forth from Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘then/thereupon’

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण) ‘and/likewise’

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• किंचित्: anything at all
• किंचित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya-like indefinite (अनिश्चितार्थक) ‘anything/something’

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive sense ‘is seen/appears’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्थावरम्: immobile
• स्थावरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘jagat’

• जंगमम्: mobile
• जंगमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaṅgama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘jagat’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); determiner for ‘sarvam’

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शकरात्: from Śakara (Śiva)
• शकरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अभूत्: came to be, arose
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi (emanation of Veda, deva, and jagat from Śaṅkara)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Śaṅkara as the ultimate source of revelation (the Vedas) and manifestation (all beings), directing the devotee to see the entire universe as dependent on Pati (Lord Shiva) and to cultivate God-centered awareness rather than world-centered attachment.

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

Since all that is seen arises from Śaṅkara, the Liṅga is revered as the universal sign of that same Lord—Saguna worship (form, mantra, ritual) becomes a valid doorway to realize the all-pervading cause behind the moving and unmoving cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice pañcākṣarī-japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while contemplating that every perception—devas, scriptures, and all creatures—rests in and arises from Śiva; this supports one-pointed devotion and inner detachment.