Shloka 3

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

प्रतिपाद्यश्च कस्तस्य परिज्ञाने च किं फलम् । एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व यद्यत्पृष्टं मया गुह

Transliteration

pratipādyaśca kastasya parijñāne ca kiṃ phalam | etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva yadyatpṛṣṭaṃ mayā guha

Translation

Y además, ¿quién es Aquel que debe ser expuesto como el Principio supremo, y qué fruto nace de conocerlo plenamente? Oh Guha, explícame todo esto: cuanto te he preguntado.

Word by Word

• प्रतिपाद्यः: to be explained / to be taught
• प्रतिपाद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratipādya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be explained’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कः: what / which (thing)
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• परिज्ञाने: in (that) knowledge
• परिज्ञाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in/with regard to knowledge’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to सर्वम्

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• समाचक्ष्व: tell/explain fully
• समाचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (correlative emphasis)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here object-content ‘asked’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण/कर्ता), एकवचन

• गुह: O Guha (Skanda)
• गुह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; स्कन्दनाम

Speaker

An inquirer addressing Guha (Kartikeya); within Kailasha Samhita this is typically a disciple-like question in a philosophical dialogue

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Kartikeya (Guha)

FAQs

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

The verse frames the core Shaiva Siddhanta inquiry: who is the Supreme to be established (Pati, Shiva) and what is the fruit of realizing Him—freedom from bondage (pāśa) and attainment of liberation through true knowledge and grace.

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

By asking who is truly to be known and what benefit comes from that knowledge, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā (such as Linga worship) as a practical means to focused realization of Shiva, which culminates in deeper knowledge of His supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to seek clear instruction (śravaṇa) leading to contemplation and realization; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship that purifies the mind for right knowledge.