Shloka 32

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

द्वयं ममैव संसिद्धं न मदन्यस्य कस्यचित् । तस्मादीशत्वमन्येषां युवयोरपि न क्वचित्

Transliteration

dvayaṃ mamaiva saṃsiddhaṃ na madanyasya kasyacit | tasmādīśatvamanyeṣāṃ yuvayorapi na kvacit

Translation

This twofold reality is perfected in Me alone, and in none other besides Me. Therefore, sovereignty (īśatva) does not truly belong to anyone else—nor does it ever belong, even to you two.

Word by Word

• dvayam: the pair; the twofold (thing)
• dvayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (sg)

• mama: of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन (sg)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• saṃsiddham: fully accomplished; perfected
• saṃsiddham: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sidh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् dvayam-शब्दस्य

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• mat: than me; from me
• mat: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Abl), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूप (mat-)

• anyasya: of another
• anyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन; विशेषणम् kasyacit-शब्दस्य

• kasyacit: of anyone (at all)
• kasyacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (निपात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (indefinite)

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (Abl), एकवचन

• īśatvam: lordship; sovereignty
• īśatvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• anyेषām: of others
• anyेषām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), बहुवचन (pl)

• yuvayoḥ: of you two; in you two
• yuvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Gen/Loc), द्विवचन (du)

• api: also; even
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (additive particle)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• kvacit: anywhere; ever
• kvacit: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb of place/time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva asserts exclusive, unsurpassed īśatva: even Brahmā and Viṣṇu do not possess independent sovereignty. In Kāśī’s Viśveśvara frame, all lordships are derivative; Viśvanātha alone is the ultimate Pati.

Significance: Cultivates śaraṇāgati (surrender) and corrects devatā-bheda confusion; strengthens single-pointed devotion to Śiva as Pati, weakening the soul’s bondage of egoic doership.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Reassertion of supreme īśatva: all secondary creators/preservers operate under Śiva’s overlordship (parameśvaratva).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts Shiva as the sole independent Pati (Supreme Lord): all other beings, however exalted, derive power and authority from Him, so liberation rests in recognizing and surrendering to Shiva’s supreme sovereignty.

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

Linga worship centers on Shiva as the one true Īśvara beyond all limited rulers; the Saguna form is approached in devotion, yet the verse reminds devotees that the ultimate lordship signified by the Linga belongs to Shiva alone.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice īśvara-prāṇidhāna (devotional surrender) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with steady remembrance that all power is Shiva’s, cultivating humility and single-pointed bhakti.