Shloka 21

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

पयांसि च ससर्जादौ पर्जन्यं च ससर्ज ह । ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि निर्ममे यज्ञसिद्धये

Transliteration

payāṃsi ca sasarjādau parjanyaṃ ca sasarja ha | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni nirmame yajñasiddhaye

Translation

In the beginning he brought forth the waters, and he also created the rain-cloud. For the successful accomplishment of sacrifice, he fashioned the Ṛk hymns, the Yajus formulas, and the Sāman chants.

Word by Word

• पयांसि: waters
• पयांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ससर्ज: created/emitted
• ससर्ज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial locative): ‘in the beginning’

• पर्जन्यम्: rain-cloud / rain-god (Parjanya)
• पर्जन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ससर्ज: created
• ससर्ज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ऋचः: Ṛg-verses
• ऋचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन (ऋचः = ऋचः/ऋचोऽपि पाठभेदः)

• यजूंषि: Yajus-formulas
• यजूंषि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• सामानि: Sāman-chants
• सामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• निर्ममे: fashioned/formed
• निर्ममे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु: नि + मा)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यज्ञ-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of sacrifice
• यज्ञ-सिद्धये: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘यज्ञस्य सिद्धिः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Primordial sarga: manifestation of waters and rain; establishment of Vedic speech for yajña

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord (Pati) as the source of both nature (waters, rain) and sacred knowledge (Vedic mantras), showing that worldly sustenance and spiritual order arise from the same divine governance.

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

By attributing creation and Vedic revelation to the Lord, the verse supports Saguna worship: the devotee approaches Shiva (often through the Linga) as the accessible divine power who upholds cosmic order and grants the fruits of dharma and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mantra-centered worship and disciplined ritual (yajna/puja) performed with Vedic or Shaiva mantras, undertaken for inner purification and right order, rather than mere material gain.