Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सृष्टिः स्थितिश्च संहारस्तिरोभावोप्यनुग्रहः । पंचकृत्यप्रवीणोऽसौ सच्चिदानंदविग्रहः

Transliteration

sṛṣṭiḥ sthitiśca saṃhārastirobhāvopyanugrahaḥ | paṃcakṛtyapravīṇo'sau saccidānaṃdavigrahaḥ

Translation

Creation, preservation, dissolution, concealment, and grace—these are His five divine acts. Perfectly adept in this fivefold activity, He is Śiva, whose very form is Sat-Cit-Ānanda: Existence, Consciousness, and Bliss.

Word by Word

• sṛṣṭiḥ: creation
• sṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthitiḥ: maintenance
• sthitiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• saṃhāraḥ: withdrawal/dissolution
• saṃhāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• tirobhāvaḥ: concealment/veiling
• tirobhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tirobhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• anugrahaḥ: grace/favor
• anugrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• pañca-kṛtya-pravīṇaḥ: skilled in the five acts
• pañca-kṛtya-pravīṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + kṛtya + pravīṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चकृत्येषु प्रवीणः)

• asau: he/that one
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• sat-cit-ānanda-vigrahaḥ: whose form is being-consciousness-bliss
• sat-cit-ānanda-vigrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + cit + ānanda + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सच्चिदानन्दः विग्रहः यस्य/स्वरूपम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha is praised as the lord who governs the cosmos through pañcakṛtya; Kāśī is celebrated as the place where His grace (anugraha) grants liberation.

Significance: Darśana and worship oriented to mokṣa through Śiva’s anugraha; remembrance of pañcakṛtya cultivates surrender beyond pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (doctrinally aligned) namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pañcakṛtya (cosmic governance) explicitly enumerated; tirodhāna and anugraha foreground the bondage-and-release dynamic

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines Shiva as the Supreme Lord (Pati) who governs the cosmos through five acts—especially highlighting anugraha (grace) as the liberating power that reveals the soul’s path to moksha beyond mere creation and destruction.

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

The Linga signifies Shiva’s all-pervading Lordship behind the five cosmic functions; worshipping the Saguna form (with attributes) leads the devotee toward realizing Him as Sat-Chit-Ananda, the transcendent reality indicated by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Sat-Chit-Ananda while chanting the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying specifically for anugraha (grace) to remove tirobhāva (inner veiling) and stabilize devotion and discernment.