Shloka 16

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

त्वम्ब्रह्म पूर्णममृतं विशोकं निर्गुणम्परम् । आनंदमात्रमव्यग्रमविकारमनात्मकम्

Transliteration

tvambrahma pūrṇamamṛtaṃ viśokaṃ nirguṇamparam | ānaṃdamātramavyagramavikāramanātmakam

Translation

You are Brahman—perfect and complete, immortal and sorrowless; the supreme, attributeless Reality. You are pure bliss alone—undistracted, unchanging, and beyond all limited individuality.

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one, single
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• sat: being, existent
• sat: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound-member)

• asat: non-being, non-existent
• asat: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• dvayam: the pair, duality
• dvayam: Pratijna/Complement (विधेय/सम्प्रदाय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi + aya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सत्+असत्’ इत्यस्य द्वयत्ववाचकं

• advayam: non-duality
• advayam: Pratijna/Complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक (non-dual)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• svarṇam: gold
• svarṇam: Drishtanta (दृष्टान्त/Example)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; दृष्टान्त-विषय (illustrative subject)

• kṛta: made, fashioned
• kṛta: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• akṛtam: unmade, not fashioned
• akṛtam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• iva: like, as if
• iva: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• vastu: thing, entity
• vastu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासाङ्ग (member)

• bhedaḥ: difference, distinction
• bhedaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वस्तुनः भेदः (genitive determinative)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Hetu-marker (हेतु-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Non-dual insight: seeing one substance (Śiva) through changing names/forms reduces bheda-buddhi and supports liberation-oriented worship.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as the supreme Reality—complete, deathless, sorrowless, and nirguṇa—guiding the devotee from limited identity toward liberation (moksha) through recognition of Shiva as pure, changeless bliss.

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

In Shaiva practice, the Linga and other saguna forms are accessible supports for devotion and concentration; this verse reveals their inner truth—Shiva ultimately transcends attributes as nirguṇa Brahman, which saguna worship helps the seeker realize.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as “nirguṇam param” while performing Linga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); let the mind become avyagra (undistracted) and contemplate Shiva as avikāra (unchanging) bliss.