Shloka 18

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

न कर्मणा सृजामीदं जगत्प्रतिसृजामि च । सर्वस्याज्ञैकलभ्यत्वादाज्ञात्वं हि गरीयसी

Transliteration

na karmaṇā sṛjāmīdaṃ jagatpratisṛjāmi ca | sarvasyājñaikalabhyatvādājñātvaṃ hi garīyasī

Translation

“I do not create this universe by any binding action, nor do I recreate it by action. Since all things are attained only through My command, sovereignty as the Lord’s command is indeed supreme.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• karmaṇā: by action/karma
• karmaṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• sṛjāmi: I create
• sṛjāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• pratisṛjāmi: I recreate/produce again
• pratisṛjāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्रति

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

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• ājñā-eka-labhyatvāt: because it is obtainable only by command
• ājñā-eka-labhyatvāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + labhya (कृदन्त; √labh) + -tva (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular); समास: आज्ञया एव एकेन लभ्यं यस्य तत् (determinative)

• ājñātvaṃ: command/authority (the state of commanding)
• ājñātvaṃ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); भाववाचक-तद्धित (abstract noun)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (emphatic/causal particle)

• garīyasī: greater/superior
• garīyasī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘ājñātvaṃ’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garīyas (प्रातिपदिक; गुरु-तुल्यतर/तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); तुलनात्मक-रूप (comparative)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site narrative; it asserts that creation/re-creation is not driven by binding karma but by the Lord’s ājñā (sovereign will), a key Siddhānta marker of Pati’s independence.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle implied (re-creation/pratisṛṣṭi)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who is not bound by karma; creation and dissolution occur by His sovereign command (ājñā), highlighting divine freedom and the soul’s dependence on grace for liberation.

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

Linga worship trains the devotee to recognize Shiva as the transcendent Lord beyond karmic limitation; the Saguna form is approached in devotion, while this verse points to His ultimate, unconditioned sovereignty behind all cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the contemplation that all results arise by Shiva’s ājñā (grace), offering actions and their fruits to Him to loosen karmic bondage.