Shloka 30

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

शिवेच्छाऽखिलं जातं कुर्वित्थं निश्चितां मतिम् । गर्वापहर्ता स स्वामी शंकरः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

śivecchā'khilaṃ jātaṃ kurvitthaṃ niścitāṃ matim | garvāpahartā sa svāmī śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Know with firm conviction that everything arises from Śiva’s will alone. He—the Lord Śaṅkara, the Supreme Īśvara—is the master who removes the pride of beings.

Word by Word

• śiva-icchā: Śiva’s will
• śiva-icchā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य इच्छा'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• akhilam: everything, the whole (universe)
• akhilam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वसमूहवाचक (the whole)

• jātam: has come into being
• jātam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि (has arisen/has come to be)

• kuru: make, do
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ittham: thus, in this way
• ittham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• niścitām: determined, resolved
• niścitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścita (कृदन्त; नि-√ci धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; 'मतिम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• matim: mind, intention
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• garva-apahartā: remover of pride
• garva-apahartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garva (प्रातिपदिक) + apahartṛ (कृदन्त; अप-√hṛ धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'गर्वम् अपहरति इति'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svāmī: lord, master
• svāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• parameśvaraḥ: Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivecchā'khilaṃ jātaṃ ... śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as Parameśvara whose icchā (sovereign will) is the true cause behind creation and events, and it frames spiritual progress as the removal of garva (ego) through surrender to Him.

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

By affirming Śaṅkara as the personal Supreme Lord who governs the universe by will, it supports Saguna upāsanā—such as Liṅga worship—as a direct means to approach Parameśvara and receive ego-purifying grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate niścita mati (firm conviction) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and daily Liṅga-abhiṣeka with a prayer of surrender, specifically offering one’s pride at Śiva’s feet.