Shloka 56

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादित्रिपरार्द्धान्तं यत्किंचिद्दृश्यते जगत् । तत्सर्वं शिवरूपं च पूज्यन्ध्येयं च तत्पुनः

Transliteration

brahmāditriparārddhāntaṃ yatkiṃciddṛśyate jagat | tatsarvaṃ śivarūpaṃ ca pūjyandhyeyaṃ ca tatpunaḥ

Translation

From Brahmā onward, up to the end of the supreme cosmic span (triparārdha), whatever universe is seen—everything indeed is of the very form of Śiva; therefore that same Reality is to be worshipped and meditated upon as Śiva.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मादि-त्रि-परार्ध-अन्तम्: (everything) from Brahmā etc. up to the end of three parārdhas
• ब्रह्मादि-त्रि-परार्ध-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + परार्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (determinative): ‘ब्रह्मादि’ (beginning with Brahmā) + ‘त्रिपरार्ध’ (three parārdhas) + ‘अन्त’ (end)

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• किम्: anything
• किम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite) ‘यत् ... किम्-चित्’

• चित्: ever/at all (indefinite marker)
• चित्: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) अनिश्चितार्थक-प्रत्ययवत् (indefinitizing)

• दृश्यते: is seen, appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is seen/appears’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दृश्यते’ इत्यस्य कर्तृस्थानी (logical subject in passive)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘तत्’

• शिवरूपम्: of Śiva’s form
• शिवरूपम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य रूपम्’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पूज्यम्: worthy of worship
• पूज्यम्: Vidhyartha-guna (विध्यार्थ-गुण/Obligatory quality)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्) कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘worthy to be worshipped’

• ध्येयम्: worthy of meditation
• ध्येयम्: Vidhyartha-guna (विध्यार्थ-गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्) कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘worthy to be meditated upon’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्: that (same)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-निर्देश (reiterative demonstrative)

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Supports sarva-śiva-mayatā (seeing the world as Śiva’s manifestation), encouraging pūjā and dhyāna in every kṣetra as recognition of the Lord’s immanence.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: triparārdha as a cosmological measure marking the vast span of manifested time

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva-sarvātmatva—the vision that everything that appears in the cosmos is pervaded by Śiva and should be approached with reverence, devotion, and contemplative awareness, supporting liberation through constant remembrance.

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

By declaring all forms as Śiva’s manifestation, it validates saguna worship—especially Liṅga-pūjā—as a concentrated support for devotion and meditation, while pointing beyond the icon to Śiva’s all-pervading reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna by mentally offering all perceived forms into Śiva, and perform daily Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating the whole world as an extension of worship.