Shloka 5

Daśa-Śivāvatāra-Nirūpaṇa

Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

Devanagari script

श्रीविद्येशः षोडशाह्वः श्रीर्विद्या षोडशी शिवा । चतुर्थो भक्त सुखदो भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः

Transliteration

śrīvidyeśaḥ ṣoḍaśāhvaḥ śrīrvidyā ṣoḍaśī śivā | caturtho bhakta sukhado bhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ

Translation

Tuhan bernama Śrīvidyeśa, juga termasyhur sebagai ‘Yang Keenam Belas’, adalah Śrīvidyā sendiri—Śivā yang suci, daya Ṣoḍaśī. Dialah perwujudan keempat, pemberi sukacita bagi para bhakta, menganugerahkan buah kenikmatan duniawi dan pembebasan akhir.

Word by Word

• śrīvidyeśaḥ: Lord of Śrīvidyā (Śrīvidyeśa)
• śrīvidyeśaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-vidyā-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रीविद्यायाः ईशः) — Nominative singular, masculine

• ṣoḍaśa-āhvaḥ: called Ṣoḍaśa
• ṣoḍaśa-āhvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + āhva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षोडश इति आह्वः) — Nominative singular, masculine; 'named Sixteen'

• śrīḥ: Śrī (Lakṣmī/auspicious power)
• śrīḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, feminine

• vidyā: Vidyā
• vidyā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, feminine

• ṣoḍaśī: sixteenfold / the Sixteenth
• ṣoḍaśī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रम/संख्यावाचक विशेषण — Nominative singular, feminine

• śivā: Śivā
• śivā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, feminine

• caturthaḥ: fourth
• caturthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, masculine

• bhakta: devotee
• bhakta: Sambandha/Apposition (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (कृदन्त; √bhaj भज्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular, masculine; 'devotee' (or adjectival 'devoted')

• sukha-daḥ: giver of happiness
• sukha-daḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुखं ददाति) — Nominative singular, masculine

• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradaḥ: bestower of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (भुक्तिमुक्त्योः फलानि प्रददाति) — Nominative singular, masculine

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti (Śivā/Śrīvidyā)

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Śrīvidyeśa, inseparable from Śrīvidyā-Śakti, showing that true devotion to Shiva grants both right-being in the world (bhukti) and the supreme end of liberation (mukti).

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

By naming a specific form—Śrīvidyeśa—this verse supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees approach Shiva through a definite name and power (Śrīvidyā/Ṣoḍaśī), which can be worshipped through the Liṅga as the accessible embodiment of Pati united with Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Bhakti-centered japa and pūjā to Shiva with awareness of Śakti—such as steady Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga worship—aimed at both dharmic well-being and inner release.