Shloka 13

Sarasvatī-avatāra-prasaṅgaḥ

Account of Sarasvatī’s Manifestation and the Humbling of the Devas

Devanagari script

जंगमाजंगमं सर्वमोतप्रोतमिदं जगत् । मय्येव निखिलाधारे चालयाम्यखिलं जगत्

Transliteration

jaṃgamājaṃgamaṃ sarvamotaprotamidaṃ jagat | mayyeva nikhilādhāre cālayāmyakhilaṃ jagat

Translation

This entire universe—of the moving and the unmoving—is woven through and through. Resting in Me alone, the all-supporting foundation, I set the whole cosmos in motion and govern it.

Word by Word

• जङ्गम: moving
• जङ्गम: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (with ‘अजङ्गमम्’)

• अजङ्गमम्: non-moving
• अजङ्गमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘जगत्/इदम्’)

• ओत: woven (in)
• ओत: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘woven/inserted’ (in pair with ‘प्रोत’)

• प्रोतम्: threaded through
• प्रोतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रो (धातु/प्र + वे)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘threaded through’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• निखिलाधारे: in the support of all
• निखिलाधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निखिल + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: निखिलस्य आधारः (support of all)

• चालयामि: I move/impel
• चालयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘I cause to move’

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘जगत्’)

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

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, all-supporting reality in whom the entire world is ‘woven,’ and by whose will the cosmos is sustained and regulated; recognizing this leads the soul (paśu) toward liberation from bondage (pāśa).

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

The Liṅga symbolizes Shiva as the universal substratum—formless in essence yet approachable through worship; this verse supports Saguna devotion as a doorway to realizing Shiva’s all-pervading, sustaining presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner support of all beings while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” using vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa as aids to steady remembrance of the all-governing Lord.