Shloka 29

शिवलोकप्रवेशः

Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways

Devanagari script

अयं योऽधिष्ठितो लोको गोलोक इति स स्मृतः । अधिष्ठाता तस्य विभुः कृष्णोऽयं त्वदधिष्ठितः

Transliteration

ayaṃ yo'dhiṣṭhito loko goloka iti sa smṛtaḥ | adhiṣṭhātā tasya vibhuḥ kṛṣṇo'yaṃ tvadadhiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

“This world that is presided over is remembered as Goloka. Its presiding Lord is the all-pervading Kṛṣṇa; and even he stands under Your governance (O Śiva), being established by You.”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यः: which/who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• अधिष्ठितः: ruled/overseen
• अधिष्ठितः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ruled/overseen’ (qualifies ‘लोकः’)

• लोकः: world
• लोकः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गोलोकः: Goloka
• गोलोकः: समानााधिकरण (Sāmānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (apposition to ‘लोकः’)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

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

• स्मृतः: is called
• स्मृतः: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे: ‘is called/remembered’

• अधिष्ठाता: the ruler/overseer
• अधिष्ठाता: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (world)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विभुः: the mighty one
• विभुः: समानााधिकरण (Sāmānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण with ‘अधिष्ठाता’

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: समानााधिकरण (Sāmānādhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; appositional to ‘कृष्णः’

• त्वत्-अधिष्ठितः: ruled by you
• त्वत्-अधिष्ठितः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधिष्ठित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अधि-स्था धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘त्वया अधिष्ठितः’ (ruled/overseen by you); predicate adjective for ‘कृष्णः अयम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Goloka

FAQs

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

It asserts a Shaiva theological hierarchy: even exalted divine realms and their rulers function under the sovereignty of Śiva as the supreme Adhiṣṭhātā (Pati), reminding the seeker to take ultimate refuge in Śiva for liberation.

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

By identifying Śiva as the ultimate governor behind all divine manifestations, it supports Saguna worship of Śiva—especially through the Liṅga—as the accessible form of the Supreme who empowers and presides over all worlds and deities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the inner presiding Lord (adhiṣṭhātā) while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” reinforcing surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Śiva as the highest refuge.