Shloka 60

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रभावादहं ब्रह्मा माधवो गिरिजापतिः । सृजत्यवति संसारं काले संहरतीति च

Transliteration

tvatprabhāvādahaṃ brahmā mādhavo girijāpatiḥ | sṛjatyavati saṃsāraṃ kāle saṃharatīti ca

Translation

By Your power alone, I am Brahmā; Mādhava (Viṣṇu) sustains; and Girijā’s Lord (Śiva) too—creating, protecting, and, in due time, dissolving this cycle of saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-प्रभावात्: from your power
• त्वत्-प्रभावात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्-प्रभावः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माधवः: Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• माधवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गिरिजा-पतिः: husband of Girijā (Śiva)
• गिरिजा-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गिरिजायाः पतिः)

• सृजति: creates
• सृजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अवति: protects
• अवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• संसारम्: the world/cycle of existence
• संसारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काले: in time / at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संहरति: withdraws/destroys
• संहरति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थे—quotative particle

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

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes Śakti as the enabling power behind the Trimūrti’s functions; supports pilgrimage praxis where devotees seek Śiva’s grace through Umā’s mediation (Umā-sahita liṅga worship).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्वत्प्रभावादहं ब्रह्मा माधवो गिरिजापतिः । सृजत्यवति संसारं काले संहरतीति च

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cyclic creation-preservation-dissolution (saṃsāra-pravāha)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Trimurti’s cosmic roles operate through Shiva’s supreme potency (Pati), so liberation comes by recognizing and surrendering to that highest Lord beyond the changing cycles of saṃsāra.

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

The Liṅga symbolizes Shiva as the transcendent source from whom creation, preservation, and dissolution arise; worship of Saguna Shiva (as Girijāpati) leads the devotee to that same underlying, all-empowering reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the inner power behind all functions and repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion; this aligns the mind away from saṃsāra’s cycles toward the Lord who dissolves bondage (pāśa).