Shloka 101

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

त्वमाद्यः सर्वदेवानां सच्चिदानंद ईश्वरः । नामगोत्रे न वा ते स्तः सर्वज्ञोऽसि सदाशिव

Transliteration

tvamādyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ saccidānaṃda īśvaraḥ | nāmagotre na vā te staḥ sarvajño'si sadāśiva

Translation

You are the primordial Lord of all the gods, the sovereign whose very nature is Existence, Consciousness, and Bliss. For You there are no limiting designations such as name or lineage; O Sadāśiva, You are omniscient.

Word by Word

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

• आद्यः: primordial/first
• आद्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to 'tvam'

• सर्व-देवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्व-देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• सत्-चित्-आनन्दः: existence-consciousness-bliss (as essence)
• सत्-चित्-आनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + cit (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; samāhāra-dvandva sense ‘being-consciousness-bliss’ as a single essence

• ईश्वरः: Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• नाम-गोत्रे: name and lineage
• नाम-गोत्रे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; pair ‘name and lineage’

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

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात)

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

• स्तः: are (exist)
• स्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual; parasmaipada

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to 'tvam'

• असि: are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• सदा-शिव: O Sadāśiva (ever-auspicious one)
• सदा-शिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन

Speaker

Parvati (Uma), praising Sadashiva in a philosophical hymn-like address

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It declares Sadāśiva as the supreme Pati—primordial, omniscient, and of the nature of Sat-Cit-Ānanda—who transcends all limiting identities, guiding the seeker toward liberation through recognizing Shiva’s absolute sovereignty.

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

Though Shiva is beyond name and lineage (nirguṇa in the sense of beyond limitations), devotees approach Him through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga and mantra; the verse reminds that these forms point to the formless, all-knowing Sadāśiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Sat-Cit-Ānanda while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), letting the mind drop ego-based labels (name, status, lineage) and rest in the awareness of the omniscient Lord.