Shloka 67

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

यो निजाद्दक्षिणात्पार्श्वाद्ब्रह्माणं लोककारणम् । वामादप्यसृजद्विष्णुं लोकरक्षार्थमीश्वरः

Transliteration

yo nijāddakṣiṇātpārśvādbrahmāṇaṃ lokakāraṇam | vāmādapyasṛjadviṣṇuṃ lokarakṣārthamīśvaraḥ

Translation

From His own right side, the Lord brought forth Brahmā, the instrumental cause for the world’s manifestation; and from His left side He also created Viṣṇu, for the protection of the worlds.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• निजात्: from his own
• निजात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (from one’s own)

• दक्षिणात्: from the right
• दक्षिणात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; दिशावाचक (directional)

• पार्श्वात्: from (his) side
• पार्श्वात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लोक-कारणम्: the cause of the world
• लोक-कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोकस्य कारणम् (apposition to ब्रह्माणम्)

• वामात्: from the left
• वामात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; दिशावाचक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लोक-रक्षा-अर्थम्: for the protection of the world
• लोक-रक्षा-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे द्वितीया (accusative of purpose) — ‘for the sake of’; समासः: लोकस्य रक्षा + अर्थम्

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Reinforces Śiva as the ultimate source even of Brahmā and Viṣṇu; at Śiva-kṣetras the devotee approaches the root-cause (Pati) rather than derivative cosmic offices.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmogonic emanation (secondary creation narrative motif)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Īśvara (Pati), the supreme source from whom the cosmic functions arise—creation through Brahmā and protection through Viṣṇu—supporting a Shaiva Siddhanta view that all powers operate by the Lord’s will.

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

By identifying Īśvara as the origin of the creator and protector deities, it reinforces Saguna Śiva worship—especially Linga worship—as devotion to the supreme Lord in whom all divine functions are grounded.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler (Īśvara) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as signs of surrender to the Lord who governs creation and protection.