Shloka 56

Devanagari script

शंकरः सर्वलोकेशश्चराचरपतिः स्वराट् । सर्वं कर्तुं समर्थोस्ति भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः

Transliteration

śaṃkaraḥ sarvalokeśaścarācarapatiḥ svarāṭ | sarvaṃ kartuṃ samarthosti bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ

Translation

Śaṅkara is the Lord of all worlds, the sovereign Master of all that moves and does not move. He is able to accomplish everything and bestows the fruits of both bhukti (worldly enjoyment) and mukti (liberation).

Word by Word

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-लोक-ईशः: lord of all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of all worlds)

• चर-अचर-पतिः: lord of the moving and the unmoving
• चर-अचर-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of the moving and unmoving)

• स्वराट्: sovereign, self-ruling
• स्वराट्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (independent/sovereign)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शंकरः)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदः: giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Doctrinally supports pilgrimage/temple devotion: Śiva as sarvalokeśa grants both bhukti (worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation) to devotees.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the independent, all-sovereign Lord of the entire cosmos—who alone has the power to grant both finite rewards (bhukti) and the supreme goal (mukti), urging devotees to seek refuge in him rather than in limited worldly supports.

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

By declaring Shiva the Lord of all worlds and giver of liberation, the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Linga worship—as a valid, grace-filled means through which the transcendent Lord becomes accessible and grants both worldly well-being and final release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti through Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Linga-pūjā, offered with the intention of purification—so that worldly needs are harmonized while the deeper aim remains moksha through Shiva’s grace.