Shloka 34

Devanagari script

रजसा सृष्टिसमये त्वं ब्रह्मा सृष्टिकृत्प्रभो । सत्त्वेन पालने विष्णुस्त्रिभुवावन कारकः

Transliteration

rajasā sṛṣṭisamaye tvaṃ brahmā sṛṣṭikṛtprabho | sattvena pālane viṣṇustribhuvāvana kārakaḥ

Translation

O Lord, at the time of creation, through rajas You become Brahmā, the maker of the world; and for its preservation, through sattva You become Viṣṇu, the protector of the three worlds.

Word by Word

• रजसा: by (the quality of) rajas
• रजसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन — by rajas

• सृष्टि-समये: at the time of creation
• सृष्टि-समये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — at the time of creation

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन — you

• ब्रह्मा: (are) Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: प्रत्ययार्थ-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Brahmā

• सृष्टि-कृत्: creator (of creation)
• सृष्टि-कृत्: प्रत्ययार्थ-सम्बन्ध (Predicate/उपाधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सृष्टिं करोति) — creator

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — O Lord

• सत्त्वेन: by (the quality of) sattva
• सत्त्वेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — by sattva

• पालने: in protection (maintenance)
• पालने: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — in/at the act of protection

• विष्णुः: (are) Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: प्रत्ययार्थ-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Viṣṇu

• त्रि-भुवन-अवन: protector of the three worlds
• त्रि-भुवन-अवन: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + अवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — protector of the three worlds

• कारकः: the doer (agent)
• कारकः: प्रत्ययार्थ-सम्बन्ध (Predicate/उपाधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — doer/agent

Speaker

A devotee/warrior in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa addressing Lord Shiva (as the Supreme who assumes the roles of Brahmā and Viṣṇu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: रजसा सृष्टिसमये त्वं ब्रह्मा सृष्टिकृत्प्रभो । सत्त्वेन पालने विष्णुस्त्रिभुवावन कारकः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi (creation cycle)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that Brahmā (creation) and Viṣṇu (preservation) are functional manifestations of the One Supreme Lord, with Shiva as Pati who operates through the guṇas for cosmic order while remaining transcendent.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by affirming that the worshipped Shiva is the very source of the cosmic offices; the Liṅga signifies that one Reality from which these forms and functions arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler beyond the guṇas while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of purity (sattva) and disciplined action (rajas) surrendered to Him.