Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अनात्मानः परे सर्वे जीवा एव न संशयः । अनुग्रहाद्यं सर्गांतं जगत्कृत्यं च पंकजम्

Transliteration

anātmānaḥ pare sarve jīvā eva na saṃśayaḥ | anugrahādyaṃ sargāṃtaṃ jagatkṛtyaṃ ca paṃkajam

Translation

All those who are ‘other than the Self’ are indeed individual souls (jīvas)—of this there is no doubt. From divine grace as the beginning up to the end of creation, the lotus-like cosmos and its functions proceed accordingly.

Word by Word

• अनात्मानः: non-selves (not the Self)
• अनात्मानः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-निषेध (non-self)

• परे: others/foreign
• परे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जीवाः: living beings (jīvas)
• जीवाः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अनुग्रहात्: from/through grace
• अनुग्रहात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• यम्: whom/which
• यम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• सर्गान्तम्: the end of creation
• सर्गान्तम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग + अन्त (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्गस्य अन्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• जगत्कृत्यम्: the work/act concerning the world
• जगत्कृत्यम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्य = कृ-धातोः कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जगतः कृत्यम् = world’s act/that which is to be done for the world); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• पङ्कजम्: lotus
• पङ्कजम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes the jīva (finite soul) from the supreme Self and emphasizes that the soul’s journey through creation ultimately depends on Shiva’s anugraha (liberating grace).

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

Linga-worship approaches Shiva as the accessible Lord (Pati) whose grace governs the cosmos; devotion to Saguna Shiva is presented as a direct means to receive anugraha that loosens bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the source of anugraha while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining Shaiva disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as supports for steady devotion.