Shloka 14

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

एतत्समष्टिरूपो हि वेदादिस्समुदाहृतः । नादस्सर्व्वसमष्टिः स्याद्बिंद्वाढ्यं यच्चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

etatsamaṣṭirūpo hi vedādissamudāhṛtaḥ | nādassarvvasamaṣṭiḥ syādbiṃdvāḍhyaṃ yaccatuṣṭayam

Translation

Inilah yang dinyatakan sebagai rupa integral (samasti) dari Weda dan lainnya. Nāda disebut sebagai totalitas dari segala keseluruhan; dan catuṣṭaya yang diperkaya oleh bindu adalah ungkapan penuhnya.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative used with समष्टिरूपः (as ‘this’)

• समष्टि-रूपः: having the collective form
• समष्टि-रूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘समष्टेः रूपः’ (having the form of a totality)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) indicating emphasis/reason

• वेद-आदिः: the Veda and the rest (Veda etc.)
• वेद-आदिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘वेदः आदिः यस्य’ / ‘beginning with the Veda(s)’

• समुदाहृतः: is declared
• समुदाहृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (Past Passive Participle); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘is stated/mentioned’

• नादः: nāda (mystic sound)
• नादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• सर्व-समष्टिः: the complete totality
• सर्व-समष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + समष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वा समष्टिः’ (the total aggregate)

• स्यात्: would be/is
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular

• बिन्दु-आढ्यम्: endowed with bindu
• बिन्दु-आढ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘बिन्दुना आढ्यम्’ (endowed with bindu)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun referring to catuṣṭayam

• चतुष्टयम्: the group of four
• चतुष्टयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Nāda (primordial sacred sound) as the unified essence behind the Vedas and spiritual knowledge, indicating that realization of Shiva can be approached through the inner source of sound and its seed (Bindu), culminating in integral awareness.

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

In Shaiva understanding, the Linga is the sign of the Supreme (Pati) that bridges Nirguna and Saguna. Nāda and Bindu are subtle counterparts of that same reality—sound and seed-point—supporting mantra-based Linga worship as a means to internalize Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with attentive listening to inner resonance (nāda-anusandhāna) is suggested, contemplating the seed-point (bindu) within the mantra—classically applied in focused repetition of Shiva-mantras such as the Panchakshara.