Shloka 8

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

शिवस्सर्वेश्वरो देवस्सर्वात्मा सर्वदर्शनः । महिम्ना तस्य सर्वं हि व्याप्तं च सकलं जगत्

Transliteration

śivassarveśvaro devassarvātmā sarvadarśanaḥ | mahimnā tasya sarvaṃ hi vyāptaṃ ca sakalaṃ jagat

Translation

Shiva is the Lord of all, the supreme Deva—the indwelling Self of all beings, and the all-seeing Witness. Indeed, by His majesty, the entire universe is pervaded and sustained everywhere.

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वेश्वरः: lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• देवः: god
• देवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वात्मा: the Self of all
• सर्वात्मा: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वस्य आत्मा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वदर्शनः: all-seeing
• सर्वदर्शनः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वं दर्शनं यस्य/सर्वं पश्यति इति (बहुव्याख्येयः; प्रचलितः तत्पुरुष-विशेषणरूप)

• महिम्ना: by (his) greatness
• महिम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphatic/causal nuance

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वम्)

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

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत्)

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who pervades all as the inner Self and Witness; realizing His all-pervading presence loosens pasha (bondage) and supports the Shaiva path toward moksha.

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

The Linga is revered as the sign of the all-pervading, formless Reality; worshiping Saguna Shiva through the Linga trains the mind to recognize the same Shiva as the indwelling Sarvatma in all beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Shiva as the all-seeing Witness in the heart and as the One who pervades the entire jagat; offer simple Linga worship with this bhava (inner attitude).