Shloka 37

विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्

Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

संप्रधार्य्येति स विभुस्तया शक्त्या परेश्वरः । सव्ये व्यापारयांचक्रे दशमेंऽगेसुधासवम्

Transliteration

saṃpradhāryyeti sa vibhustayā śaktyā pareśvaraḥ | savye vyāpārayāṃcakre daśameṃ'gesudhāsavam

Translation

Having thus resolved, that all-pervading Supreme Lord, together with that Śakti, set into motion the nectar-like essence; and on His left side He caused it to operate in the tenth limb (stage) of the creative process.

Word by Word

• संप्रधार्य: having considered/pondered
• संप्रधार्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-धृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/thus)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विभुः: the Lord, the mighty one
• विभुः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य (appositional noun)

• तया: by/with that
• तया: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• शक्त्या: power/energy
• शक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• परेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परेश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सव्ये: in/on the left
• सव्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• व्यापारयाम्: activity/operation (set in motion)
• व्यापारयाम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-आ-√पृ/पॄ? (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + अम् (कर्मणि/कृदन्त-रूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘व्यापारणा/व्यापारयाम्’ इति पाठभेदसम्भव; क्रियाविशेष-नाम (act of setting in motion)

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: विशेषण (Qualifier of locus)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

• अङ्गे: limb/part
• अङ्गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सुधासवम्: nectar-liquor, ambrosial essence
• सुधासवम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा + आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘सुधायाः आसवः’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-krama: activation of a specific aṅga (tenth stage) via Śakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It shows that creation is not accidental: the Supreme (Pati/Śiva) consciously wills and, through Śakti, activates the life-giving “nectar-essence” that sustains manifestation—highlighting Shiva as the intelligent cause and Śakti as the operative power.

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

In Saguna worship, the devotee contemplates Shiva as Pareśvara who, with Śakti, makes the cosmos function. The Liṅga symbolizes this unified reality—Shiva as transcendent consciousness with immanent power—so worship affirms both stillness (Shiva) and dynamism (Śakti).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is Śiva-Śakti dhyāna while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), visualizing Shiva as the all-pervading Lord and Śakti as the energizing force that turns divine will into living order.