Shloka 44

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

त्वदिच्छया हि सकलं स्थितं हि सचराचरम् । तन्त्यां यथा बलीवर्दा मया ज्ञातं विशेषतः

Transliteration

tvadicchayā hi sakalaṃ sthitaṃ hi sacarācaram | tantyāṃ yathā balīvardā mayā jñātaṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Truly, by Your will alone everything—moving and unmoving—remains sustained. Just as oxen are held and guided by a tethering rope, so have I understood, in particular, that all this is governed by You.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-इच्छया: by your will
• त्वत्-इच्छया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद्-प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (इच्छा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine) ‘इच्छा’, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वतः इच्छा = त्वदिच्छा

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (emphatic particle)

• सकलम्: all, entire
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc., 1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण

• स्थितम्: is established/stands
• स्थितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था-धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (standing/established)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (emphatic particle)

• सचराचरम्: moving and unmoving (all beings)
• सचराचरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स-प्रातिपदिक) + cara (चर-प्रातिपदिक) + acara (अचर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc., 1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: चर + अचर (moving and unmoving)

• तन्त्याम्: on a string
• तन्त्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tantī (तन्त्री/तन्ती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamāna-bhāva (उपमान-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative particle: as/just as)

• बलीवर्दाः: bulls/oxen
• बलीवर्दाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balīvarda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• मया: by me / I
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• ज्ञातम्: known/understood
• ज्ञातम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा-धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (known/understood)

• विशेषतः: especially, distinctly
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala passage; the verse is a doctrinal praise of Śiva’s īcchā-śakti as the sustaining governance of the cosmos.

Significance: General Śiva-bhakti fruit: contemplation of Śiva as the inner governor (antaryāmin) strengthens śaraṇāgati and steadies the mind in dharma.

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 teaches that Shiva (Pati) sustains and governs the entire cosmos through His will (icchā-śakti). For the seeker, the spiritual takeaway is surrender and trust: liberation matures when one recognizes the Lord as the inner ruler of all states and beings.

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

The Linga represents Shiva as the all-pervading support and controller of creation. Worship of Saguna Shiva (with form and attributes) trains the devotee to perceive that the same Lord who is adored in the shrine is the one who upholds and directs the whole moving-and-unmoving universe.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the attitude of śaraṇāgati (surrender), contemplating that all actions and outcomes are held by Shiva’s will, as beings are guided by a tether.