Shloka 29

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

स्वस्मात्परात्मविरहादद्वितीयोऽहमेव हि । सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्मेति वाक्यार्थः पूर्व्वमीरितः

Transliteration

svasmātparātmavirahādadvitīyo'hameva hi | sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahmeti vākyārthaḥ pūrvvamīritaḥ

Translation

Parce qu’il n’y a aucune séparation du Soi suprême d’avec son propre Soi, « Moi seul » suis véritablement non-duel. Ainsi, le sens de la grande formule—« En vérité, tout ceci est Brahman »—a déjà été exposé auparavant.

Word by Word

• svasmāt: from oneself
• svasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (अपादान) एकवचनम्; ‘स्व’ = self

• para-ātma-virahāt: from separation from the Supreme Self
• para-ātma-virahāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + viraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (परस्य आत्मनः विरहः)

• advitīyaḥ: non-dual, without a second
• advitīyaḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विशेषण—अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: advitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपातः (only/indeed)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अत्र प्रथमा (वाक्यविषयः)

• khalu: surely
• khalu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः; निश्चय/प्रसिद्धौ (surely/indeed)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अत्र प्रथमा

• brahma: Brahman
• brahma: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपातः (thus)

• vākya-arthaḥ: the meaning of the statement
• vākya-arthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वाक्यस्य अर्थः)

• pūrvam: previously
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Adverbial time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (formerly/previously)

• īritaḥ: was stated
• īritaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया—वाक्यार्थः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (stated/uttered)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman
• Supreme Self (Paratma)

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation arises from realizing the inseparability of the individual self from the Supreme Reality; the universe is not outside Brahman, and the sense of separation is the root of bondage.

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

Linga-worship begins with Saguna devotion to Shiva as the Lord (Pati) and matures into inner realization: the same Shiva is present as the Self and as the ground of all beings—‘all this is Brahman.’

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva within through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating non-separation from the Supreme; support this with Shaiva observances like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha as aids to steadiness and remembrance.