Shloka 27

Devanagari script

पूर्वस्यां दिशि पुत्रं तु वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः । स्थापयामास सर्वात्मा राज्ये विश्वपतिर्विभुः

Transliteration

pūrvasyāṃ diśi putraṃ tu vairājasya prajāpateḥ | sthāpayāmāsa sarvātmā rājye viśvapatirvibhuḥ

Translation

પૂર્વ દિશામાં સર્વાત્મા, વિશ્વપતિ, વિભુએ પ્રજાપતિ વૈરાજના પુત્રને રાજ્યમાં સ્થાપિત કર્યો।

Word by Word

• पूर्वस्याम्: in the eastern
• पूर्वस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa / Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• दिशि: direction
• दिशि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म (Karma / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrastive/emphatic particle)

• वैराजस्य: of Vairāja
• वैराजस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रजाः + पति); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• स्थापयामास: installed/appointed
• स्थापयामास: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative: 'caused to be placed')

• सर्वात्मा: the all-souled one
• सर्वात्मा: कर्ता (Kartā / Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वः + आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विश्वपतिः: lord of the universe
• विश्वपतिः: कर्ता (Kartā / Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विश्व + पति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• विभुः: the mighty/omnipresent one
• विभुः: कर्ता (Kartā / Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing the cosmic Lord’s ordinance)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati Vairaja
• Vishvapati (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord (Pati) as the inner Self and universal ruler who establishes dharmic order in creation—showing that governance and worldly order are also expressions of divine ordinance when aligned with dharma.

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

Though the verse is administrative in tone, it points to Saguna Shiva as Viśvapati who actively sustains the world; Linga-worship honors this sustaining Presence that is both immanent (sarvātmā) and sovereign (viśvapatī).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner alignment with Shiva’s order through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a dharma-sankalpa (vow of righteous action), viewing one’s duties as service to the Sarvātmā.