Shloka 4

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मांडे सकलं दत्तं यत्फलं लभते नरः । तदेकभावादाप्नोति सप्तलोकाधिपो भवेत्

Transliteration

brahmāṃḍe sakalaṃ dattaṃ yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ | tadekabhāvādāpnoti saptalokādhipo bhavet

Translation

Whatever merit a person gains by giving away everything within the whole cosmos, that very fruit is attained through single-minded devotion to Lord Śiva. By such one-pointedness, one becomes sovereign over the seven worlds.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माण्डे: in the universe (cosmic egg)
• ब्रह्माण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः ब्रह्म + अण्ड (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सकलम्: entire, all
• सकलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• दत्तम्: given, donated
• दत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘given’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम, ‘which/that’

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man, person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्वयार्थे ‘that’

• एकभावात्: from single-mindedness, from unity of devotion
• एकभावात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः एक + भाव (कर्मधारयः)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सप्तलोकाधिपः: lord of the seven worlds
• सप्तलोकाधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तलोकाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सप्त + लोक (द्विगु) + अधिप (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोकानाम् अधिपः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner single-minded devotion to Śiva (ekabhāva) yields merit surpassing even the greatest external charity, indicating that grace and focused surrender are higher than mere worldly accumulation of punya.

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

Ekabhāva is practically cultivated through steady Linga-upāsanā—regular pūjā, dhyāna, and remembrance—where the mind is gathered into one devotion toward Saguna Śiva as the accessible form of the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

One-pointed japa and dhyāna are implied—especially continuous repetition of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined worship, helping the mind remain fixed on Śiva rather than dispersed in many aims.