Shloka 5

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

न तडिच्चन्द्रसदृशमनौपम्यम्महेश्वरम् । तदा तेजांसि सर्वाणि तस्मिंल्लीनानि शंकरे

Transliteration

na taḍiccandrasadṛśamanaupamyammaheśvaram | tadā tejāṃsi sarvāṇi tasmiṃllīnāni śaṃkare

Translation

Mahādeva, the incomparable Lord Maheśvara, was not like lightning or the moon in brilliance; rather, at that time all lights and radiances were absorbed and dissolved into Śaṅkara Himself.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• taḍit-candra-sadṛśam: like lightning and the moon
• taḍit-candra-sadṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taḍit (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• anaupamyam: incomparable
• anaupamyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anaupamya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• maheśvaram: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tejāṃsi: splendours, lights
• tejāṃsi: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• tasmin: in him
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसके, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• līnāni: merged, dissolved
• līnāni: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त; √lī लीयते)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृसामानाधिकरण्ये (agreeing with tejāṃsi)

• śaṃkare: in Śaṅkara
• śaṃkare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmic absorption of all lights into Śaṅkara (a pralaya-like microcosmic motif)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva as the unsurpassed source of all tejas (spiritual and cosmic radiance): even the brightest symbols like lightning and the moon are secondary, because all powers ultimately rest in and return to Śaṅkara, the supreme Pati.

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

In Linga worship, devotees approach the visible, worship-worthy form (saguṇa upāsanā) as the doorway to the truth that Śiva transcends all comparisons; the verse supports seeing the Linga as the axis where all energies and lights converge into the One Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the inner Light into which all sensations and thoughts dissolve, while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); in daily worship, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that all brilliance ends in Śiva and all returns to Him.