Shloka 24

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

व्यक्तं महच्च भूतादिस्तन्मात्राणीन्द्रियाणि च । त्वयैवाधिष्ठितान्येव विश्वमूर्ते महेश्वर

Transliteration

vyaktaṃ mahacca bhūtādistanmātrāṇīndriyāṇi ca | tvayaivādhiṣṭhitānyeva viśvamūrte maheśvara

Translation

Ô Maheśvara, dont la forme est l’univers tout entier : ce monde manifesté, le Mahat (l’intellect cosmique), le fondement primordial des éléments, les tanmātras subtiles et les facultés des sens, tout cela est soutenu et gouverné par Toi seul.

Word by Word

• व्यक्तम्: the manifest (principle)
• व्यक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महत्: the great (principle)
• महत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘महच्च’ इत्यत्र च-आगमेन समुच्चय

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

• भूतादिः: the origin of beings (bhūtādi)
• भूतादिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूतानाम् आदिः)

• तन्मात्राणि: the subtle elements (tanmātras)
• तन्मात्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन् + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य मात्राः)

• इन्द्रियाणि: the senses
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

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

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• अधिष्ठितानि: presided over / governed
• अधिष्ठितानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि + स्था (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘व्यक्तम्…इन्द्रियाणि’ इत्येषां विशेषण

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle)

• विश्वमूर्ते: O one whose form is the universe
• विश्वमूर्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य मूर्तिः)

• महेश्वर: O Great Lord
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva as the inner Lord (Pati) who presides over all categories of experience—cosmic intellect, subtle elements, senses, and the manifest world—pointing the seeker to rely on Him as the ultimate support beyond changing tattvas.

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

The Liṅga signifies the one reality that both transcends and pervades creation; calling Śiva “Viśvamūrti” affirms Saguna worship as valid because the entire cosmos and its faculties are upheld by Him, while the Liṅga also points to His nirguṇa supremacy.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tattva-sākṣī-bhāva: during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), observe senses and thoughts as dependent on Śiva’s adhiṣṭhāna, and offer them inwardly to the Liṅga in meditation.