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Shloka 1

शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अथाकर्ण्य नुर्तिविष्णुकृतां स्वस्य महेश्वरः । प्रादुर्बभूव सुप्रीतस्सवामं करुणानिधिः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | athākarṇya nurtiviṣṇukṛtāṃ svasya maheśvaraḥ | prādurbabhūva suprītassavāmaṃ karuṇānidhiḥ

Translation

Brahmā dit : Ayant entendu la danse que Viṣṇu accomplit pour Lui-même, Mahādeva—océan de compassion—fut comblé de joie et Se manifesta, avec Vāmā.

Word by Word
ब्रह्माBrahmā
ब्रह्मा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formकाल/अनन्तर-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘then/thereupon’)
आकर्ण्यhaving heard
आकर्ण्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + कर्ण् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): ‘having heard’
नृति-विष्णु-कृताम्(the praise) done by Nṛti and Viṣṇu
नृति-विष्णु-कृताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनृति (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु से क्त)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (नृति-विष्णु-कर्तृका), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘कृता’ (f.) = ‘made/done’ (स्तुति/कृति implied)
स्वस्यof himself
स्वस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘of himself/one’s own’
महेश्वरःMaheśvara (Great Lord)
महेश्वरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (महान् ईश्वरः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रादुःmanifestly
प्रादुः:
Upapada (उपपद/क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रादुः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb) ‘manifestly/into appearance’; प्रादुर्भू इत्यत्र उपसर्गवत्
बभूवbecame/appeared
बभूव:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
सुप्रीतःvery pleased
सुप्रीतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; सु+प्रीत)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण महेश्वरः इति
स-वामम्with (his) left side/with Umā
स-वामम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootस + वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (सह-समास: ‘with (his) left (side)’/‘with Umā’ as contextual), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (उपलक्षण) महेश्वरम् (implicit)
करुणानिधिःtreasury of compassion
करुणानिधिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकरुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (करुणायाः निधिः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); महेश्वरस्य उपाधि
Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
V
Vishnu
V
Vama

FAQs

It shows that Mahādeva responds to sincere devotion and sacred offering (here, Viṣṇu’s reverential dance), and that Shiva’s grace (karuṇā) culminates in His manifest presence for the devotee’s upliftment.

Shiva ‘manifesting’ emphasizes Saguna worship—when devotion becomes ripe, the Lord becomes accessible in a perceivable form, just as He is approached through the Śiva-liṅga as a merciful, worship-receiving presence.

Offer devotional worship that pleases Shiva—such as mantra-japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), stotra, and rhythmic worship (gīta-nṛtya) with purity—seeking not display but heartfelt reverence.

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