Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सकलं निष्कलं चेति स्वरूपद्वयमस्ति मे । नान्यस्य कस्यचित्तस्मादन्यः सर्वोप्यनीश्वरः

Transliteration

sakalaṃ niṣkalaṃ ceti svarūpadvayamasti me | nānyasya kasyacittasmādanyaḥ sarvopyanīśvaraḥ

Translation

“I possess a twofold nature: sakala, the manifest with attributes, and niṣkala, the unmanifest without parts. Therefore, apart from Me there is no other Lord whatsoever; all others are without independent sovereignty.”

Word by Word

• सकलम्: with parts/manifest (whole)
• सकलम्: Karta (कर्ता—वाक्यांशे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• निष्कलम्: partless/unmanifest
• निष्कलम्: Karta (कर्ता—वाक्यांशे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/प्रकार-सूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• स्वरूपद्वयम्: a twofold nature
• स्वरूपद्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्वरूपयोः द्वयम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अन्यस्य: of another
• अन्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कस्यचित्: of anyone whatsoever
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘चित्’ निपात-युक्त (indefinite)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वः: everyone/all
• सर्वः: Karta (कर्ता—अन्यः सर्वः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) ‘also/even’

• अनीश्वरः: not sovereign; powerless
• अनीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता—विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-युक्त ‘not lord’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching the nature of Pati as both Saguna and Nirguna)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The doctrine of Śiva as both sakala (immanent, worshippable with attributes) and niṣkala (transcendent, partless) underwrites liṅga-worship: the icon mediates the immanent while pointing to the transcendent.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as the supreme Pati who is both saguṇa (approachable through form and worship) and nirguṇa (transcendent, partless reality). Realizing this unity dissolves dependence on limited powers and supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

The Liṅga is a primary symbol that bridges both truths: it is worshipped as a manifest focus (sakala/saguṇa upāsanā) while signifying the partless, unmanifest Śiva (niṣkala/nirguṇa). Thus, external worship and inner contemplation converge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice combined upāsanā: worship the Śiva-liṅga with mantra—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and meditate on Śiva as niṣkala (formless, partless consciousness) to internalize the teaching of one supreme Lord.