Shloka 59

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

शंभुना परमेशेन यदुक्तं तेन धीमता । तदवाप्तं च मे सर्वं देवदेवसमाधिना

Transliteration

śaṃbhunā parameśena yaduktaṃ tena dhīmatā | tadavāptaṃ ca me sarvaṃ devadevasamādhinā

Translation

Whatever was spoken by Śambhu, the Supreme Lord—the wise One—has all been truly attained by me, through the God of gods, by His samādhi (grace-born absorption).

Word by Word

• śaṃbhunā: by Śambhu
• śaṃbhunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• parameśena: by the Supreme Lord
• parameśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to śaṃbhunā

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun referring to uktaṃ

• uktam: was said
• uktam: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhīmatā: by the wise (one)
• dhīmatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tena (the wise one)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); correlative to yat

• avāptam: was obtained
• avāptam: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• me: for me/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tat (sense: ‘all that’)

• devadeva-samādhinā: by the samādhi of the Lord of gods
• devadeva-samādhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक) + samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवदेवस्य समाधिः = the trance/meditation of the Lord of gods)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it highlights Śiva as the supreme teacher whose upadeśa becomes realized truth through His own grace (prasāda) manifesting as samādhi.

Significance: Frames the highest ‘tīrtha’ as Śiva’s upadeśa culminating in samādhi—inner pilgrimage from hearing to realization.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that Shiva’s teaching is not merely heard but realized: true knowledge becomes “attained” through the Lord’s grace expressed as samādhi—inner absorption that ripens instruction into direct experience.

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

Uma-saṃhitā emphasizes that devotion to Saguna Shiva (including Linga-worship) matures into inner steadiness; through Shiva’s favor, the devotee’s mind enters samādhi, where the Lord’s spoken truth is assimilated and realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is meditation leading to samādhi supported by Shiva-bhakti—such as steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative absorption on Shiva as Devadeva.