Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

ज्योती रूपेण सा तत्र कार्यार्थे संभविष्यति । एवं देव्यास्तथा प्रोक्ताश्शक्तयः परमाश्शुभाः

Transliteration

jyotī rūpeṇa sā tatra kāryārthe saṃbhaviṣyati | evaṃ devyāstathā proktāśśaktayaḥ paramāśśubhāḥ

Translation

Là, afin d’accomplir l’œuvre divine, elle se manifestera sous la forme d’une Lumière rayonnante. Ainsi ont été proclamées les śaktis de la Déesse, suprêmement auspicieuses.

Word by Word

• ज्योती: light
• ज्योती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; वैदिक/छान्दस-रूप ‘ज्योती’ (for ज्योतिः/ज्योतिः)

• रूपेण: in the form
• रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• कार्य-अर्थे: for the purpose of the task
• कार्य-अर्थे: Hetu/Prayojana-adhikaraṇa (हेतु/प्रयोजन-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग 'अर्थ' शब्दः, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कार्यस्य अर्थः/हेतुः)

• सम्भविष्यति: will arise / will come into being
• सम्भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: thus)

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तथा: so / likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so; also)

• प्रोक्ताः: declared / spoken
• प्रोक्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of शक्तयः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’

• शक्तयः: powers (Śaktis)
• शक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परमाः: supreme
• परमाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; शक्तयः इति विशेषणम्

• शुभाः: auspicious
• शुभाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; शक्तयः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse evokes the ‘jyoti’ (radiant light) manifestation motif: Śakti appears as light to accomplish divine work, conceptually resonant with jyotirliṅga revelations though not naming a specific shrine.

Significance: Meditation on Śiva/Śakti as jyotis is framed as auspicious and grace-bestowing (anugraha) through recognition of the supreme power behind cosmic functions.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: jyoti-manifestation for kārya-siddhi (accomplishment of cosmic task); culmination of śakti-differentiation narrative

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Śakti)

FAQs

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

It presents Devī-Śakti as the luminous, auspicious power through which divine purposes are fulfilled—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that Shiva’s transcendent reality is made effective in the cosmos through Śakti.

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

Meditating on Shiva as Jyoti (radiant consciousness) naturally supports Linga worship, where the Linga signifies the formless-to-form bridge; Śakti as ‘light-form’ indicates how Saguna manifestation becomes accessible for devotion and ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is jyoti-dhyāna: contemplate Shiva as inner light while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of auspicious purity and divine power.