Shloka 11

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

सर्वं जगदिदं चैषा संमोहयति मायया । ईश्वरात्सैव जाताभूदजाता परमार्थतः

Transliteration

sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ caiṣā saṃmohayati māyayā | īśvarātsaiva jātābhūdajātā paramārthataḥ

Translation

This very Māyā deludes the entire universe by her power of illusion. She is said to have arisen from the Lord, yet in the highest truth she is unborn.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषणम्

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषणम् (demonstrative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

• संमोहयति: deludes
• संमोहयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg); causative sense via सम्+मोहय (to delude)

• मायया: by (her) māyā
• मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• ईश्वरात्: from the Lord
• ईश्वरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जाता: born, arisen
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Preterite), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• अजाता: unborn
• अजाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजाता (प्रातिपदिक; a- + जाता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular); विशेषणम्

• परमार्थतः: in ultimate reality
• परमार्थतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थतः (अव्यय; परमार्थ + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थे—‘in reality/ultimately’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that bondage is caused by Māyā’s power of delusion, while liberation comes from recognizing the Supreme Lord (Shiva) as the transcendent reality beyond Māyā; Māyā appears to arise for cosmic function, yet is ultimately beginningless and not independent of Shiva.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion give the mind a pure support to cross delusion: by fixing awareness on Shiva’s form, name, and presence, the seeker loosens Māyā’s confusion and turns toward Shiva, who is beyond Māyā yet graciously approachable through worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, is a practical means to reduce Māyā’s delusion and cultivate Shiva-oriented knowledge.