Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ददामि तव निर्माणे सामर्थ्यं तद्भविष्यति । माया च विविधा शीघ्रं त्वदधीना भविष्यति

Transliteration

dadāmi tava nirmāṇe sāmarthyaṃ tadbhaviṣyati | māyā ca vividhā śīghraṃ tvadadhīnā bhaviṣyati

Translation

“I grant you the power to create; it shall indeed come to be. And manifold Māyā too shall quickly come under your control.”

Word by Word

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive 6th (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• निर्माणे: in (your) construction/creation
• निर्माणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative 7th (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सामर्थ्यम्: ability/power
• सामर्थ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामर्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that (i.e., it)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); here anaphoric pronoun

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• माया: māyā/illusion-power
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative 1st (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• विविधा: various/manifold
• विविधा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative 1st (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण)

• त्वत्-अधीना: dependent on you
• त्वत्-अधीना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative 1st (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वत्तः/त्वस्य अधीना = dependent on you

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya

FAQs

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

It teaches that true capacity—especially mastery over Māyā—arises from Shiva’s anugraha (grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the soul or deity acting in the cosmos gains effective power only when Pati (Shiva) bestows it, showing Shiva’s sovereignty over bondage and manifestation.

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

The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship by presenting Shiva as the personal Lord who grants boons and governs Māyā. Linga worship centers on this truth: the visible symbol points to Shiva as the supreme controller who empowers creation while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the Lord of Māyā while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying for anugraha to bring the mind and senses (Māyā’s play) under disciplined control; Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha may be adopted as supportive Shaiva observances.