Shloka 100

Devanagari script

महिमानं न ते वेदा विदामासुरुमापते । त्वमेव जगतः कर्ता धर्ता हर्ता तथैव च

Transliteration

mahimānaṃ na te vedā vidāmāsurumāpate | tvameva jagataḥ kartā dhartā hartā tathaiva ca

Translation

O Lord of Umā, even the Vedas have not fully known Your greatness. You alone are the creator of the universe, its sustainer, and likewise its withdrawer (dissolver).

Word by Word

• महिमानम्: greatness
• महिमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic pronoun

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• विदाम्: knew/know
• विदाम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada

• आसुः: were
• आसुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada; auxiliary with लिट् (periphrastic perfect sense)

• उमा-पते: O Lord of Umā
• उमा-पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• कर्ता: creator
• कर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kartṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: Agent noun (तृच्), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• धर्ता: sustainer
• धर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु) + dhartṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: Agent noun (तृच्), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• हर्ता: destroyer/remover
• हर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √hṛ (धातु) + hartṛ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: Agent noun (तृच्), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Lord whose majesty transcends complete conceptual capture, even by the Vedas—while also declaring His sovereignty over creation, maintenance, and dissolution, guiding the devotee toward surrender and liberation.

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

By stating that Shiva’s greatness is beyond full description, the verse supports Linga worship as a sacred, accessible focus for Saguna devotion, through which devotees approach the transcendent (Nirguna) reality of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as kartā-dhartā-hartā while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce devotion with Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to steady remembrance.