Shloka 66

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

सर्व तत्त्वविधानज्ञः सर्वतत्त्वार्थदर्शनः । स एव भगवान्देवः प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः

Transliteration

sarva tattvavidhānajñaḥ sarvatattvārthadarśanaḥ | sa eva bhagavāndevaḥ pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ

Translation

He alone is the Knower of the ordering of all tattvas and the Seer of the true meaning of every tattva. That very Lord—Bhagavān, God Himself—is the Divine One, the Sovereign of Pradhāna and of the Puruṣa.

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• तत्त्व-विधान-ज्ञः: knower of the arrangement/ordinance of all principles
• तत्त्व-विधान-ज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): तत्त्वानां विधानं येन ज्ञातम्/यः जानाति

• सर्व-तत्त्व-अर्थ-दर्शनः: one who perceives the meaning of all principles
• सर्व-तत्त्व-अर्थ-दर्शनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां तत्त्वानाम् अर्थस्य दर्शनं यस्य

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (honorific noun)

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रधान-पुरुष-ईश्वरः: Lord of Pradhāna and Puruṣa
• प्रधान-पुरुष-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्रधानस्य पुरुषस्य च ईश्वरः (lord of Pradhāna and Puruṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva Siddhanta-style supremacy of Pati/Shiva to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who fully knows and reveals all tattvas (levels of reality). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation arises when the soul (paśu) receives Shiva’s grace and true knowledge, seeing the meaning of tattvas and transcending bondage (pāśa).

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

Calling Shiva the Lord of Pradhana and Purusha supports Linga worship as worship of the supreme Ishvara who governs both nature and consciousness. The Linga is a Saguna support for devotion and meditation, leading the devotee toward realization of Shiva’s transcendent (Nirguna) supremacy.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tattva-vicara (contemplation on the nature of reality) combined with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a meditative means to recognize Shiva as the inner Lord beyond Prakriti and the individual self.