Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तन्निशम्य हरिः प्राह मां न जानासि लेखपम् । त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शक्रं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्

Transliteration

tanniśamya hariḥ prāha māṃ na jānāsi lekhapam | trailokyādhipatiṃ śakraṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam

Translation

Hearing that, Hari (Viṣṇu) said: “Do you not recognize me, O writer? I am Śakra (Indra), the lord of the three worlds, revered by all the gods.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; here adverbially with gerund (‘that [speech]’)

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√शम्/√शम (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having heard/considered’

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदी, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• लेखपम्: scribe/writer
• लेखपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेखप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; vocative sense possible by context, but form is accusative

• त्रैलोक्याधिपतिम्: lord of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्याधिपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य अधिपतिः)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्: revered by all gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदेव + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः देवैः नमस्कृतः)

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: tirodhana

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse dramatizes ‘concealment’ (tirodhāna): divine identities and powers can be masked, and worldly lordship (trailokyādhipatya) is shown as a test rather than the final refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how even exalted cosmic authorities (like Śakra/Indra) operate within the three worlds and seek recognition, whereas Śiva—central in Śatarudrasaṃhitā—is contemplated as the transcendent Pati beyond worldly hierarchy; it subtly points to humility and discernment regarding true supremacy.

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

By contrasting ‘lordship over the three worlds’ with the broader Shaiva frame of Śiva’s infinite manifestations, it supports Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as devotion to the Supreme who surpasses all deva-ranks; the Liṅga becomes the stable focus beyond shifting identities and powers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate viveka (discernment) in japa and pūjā—center the mind on Śiva through the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remember that all deities and powers are ultimately upheld by Śiva, fostering humility rather than egoic identification.