Shloka 25

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

ईदृशानां प्रभूतानि तस्मादव्यक्तजन्मनः । दारुण्यग्निस्तिले तैलं पयस्सु च यथा घृतम्

Transliteration

īdṛśānāṃ prabhūtāni tasmādavyaktajanmanaḥ | dāruṇyagnistile tailaṃ payassu ca yathā ghṛtam

Translation

Therefore, from That One whose origin is unmanifest, countless manifestations arise—just as fire lies hidden in wood, oil in sesame seeds, and ghee in milk.

Word by Word

• ईदृशानाम्: of such (ones)
• ईदृशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (used adjectivally)

• प्रभूतानि: abundant, many
• प्रभूतानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्मात्: from him/therefore (from that)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन (Singular)

• अव्यक्त-जन्मनः: of the one whose birth is unmanifest
• अव्यक्त-जन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — तत्पुरुषः (अव्यक्तं जन्म यस्य/whose birth is unmanifest)

• दारुणि: in wood
• दारुणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तिले: in sesame
• तिले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पयस्सु: in milk
• पयस्सु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन (Plural) — वैदिक/छान्दस रूप (payassu = payaḥsu)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative indeclinable)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme Shiva (Pati) is avyakta—beyond sensory grasp—yet all forms and powers emerge from Him as inherent potential, like fire in wood. The seeker is guided to look for the indwelling essence rather than only external appearances.

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

The Linga symbolizes the unmanifest source that supports all manifestation. Saguna worship (form, name, rites) becomes a doorway to realizing the same Shiva as the subtle, hidden reality present within all beings and elements.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner essence (antarvyāpin) while doing japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and let outward rites (such as Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Linga-pūjā) support inward recognition of the unmanifest within the manifest.