Shloka 29

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां च रममाणाभ्यां च तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे मनोरमे । परमानंदरूपाभ्यां परमानन्दरूपिणी

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ ca ramamāṇābhyāṃ ca tasminkṣetre manorame | paramānaṃdarūpābhyāṃ paramānandarūpiṇī

Translation

In that enchanting sacred field, Those Two—abiding as the very form of supreme bliss—sported together; and She (Śakti), whose nature is supreme bliss, remained united with Him in divine delight.

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रममाणाभ्याम्: by/with the two who are sporting/delighting
• रममाणाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) → रममाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शानच्/आनच्; आत्मनेपदी), तृतीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मनोरमे: delightful, charming
• मनोरमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying क्षेत्रे)

• परमानन्दरूपाभ्याम्: by/with the two of the nature of supreme bliss
• परमानन्दरूपाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आनन्द + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (having the form of supreme bliss)

• परमानन्दरूपिणी: she who is of the form of supreme bliss
• परमानन्दरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आनन्द + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम; तत्पुरुष (she who has the form of supreme bliss)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In Kāśī/Avimukta, Śiva and Śakti are depicted as eternally delighting in the kṣetra; their ānanda is the metaphysical ground for the city’s mokṣa-bestowing power.

Significance: Kāśī is revered as the locus of Śiva-Śakti sānnidhya; remembrance/darśana is said to intensify bhakti and culminate in liberation through grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva–Śakti as “paramānanda” (supreme bliss), teaching that the divine union is not worldly pleasure but the fullness of consciousness and grace from which creation and liberation are understood in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse supports Saguna contemplation: devotees worship Śiva (often as the Liṅga) together with Śakti, recognizing the Liṅga as the stable symbol of Śiva’s transcendence while Śakti signifies His manifest power—both revered as one divine reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva and Śakti as one “paramānanda” reality while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); in pūjā, offer bilva leaves to the Liṅga and cultivate inner purity (bhasma/tripuṇḍra where customary) as a reminder of detachment and devotion.