Shloka 8

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

तस्मै हिरण्यगर्भाय पुरुषायेश्वराय च । नमस्कृत्य प्रवक्ष्यामि भूयः सर्गमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tasmai hiraṇyagarbhāya puruṣāyeśvarāya ca | namaskṛtya pravakṣyāmi bhūyaḥ sargamanuttamam

Translation

Dengan bersujud hormat kepada Hiraṇyagarbha—yang juga Sang Puruṣa Tertinggi dan Īśvara—aku akan kembali menguraikan ajaran sarga, penciptaan yang tiada banding.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्गे (masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter) प्रायः, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• हिरण्यगर्भाय: to Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): हिरण्यस्य गर्भः, पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पुरुषाय: to the Puruṣa
• पुरुषाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• ईश्वराय: to the Lord
• ईश्वराय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘नमस्’ उपपदपूर्वक: नमस्कृत्य = having saluted

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्गम्: creation; emanation
• सर्गम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed; excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective) पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्गम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, introducing the creation topic in Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tasmai hiraṇyagarbhāya puruṣāyeśvarāya ca | namaskṛtya

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: sarga-prastāva (formal commencement of creation exposition)

Characters & Entities

• Hiranyagarbha
• Purusha
• Ishvara

FAQs

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

The verse models the Shaiva approach that true knowledge of creation begins with humility and surrender—offering namaskāra to the Supreme Lord (Īśvara) before describing sarga—implying that cosmology is sacred teaching grounded in devotion and right view of Pati (the Lord).

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

By calling the Supreme reality “Īśvara” and “Puruṣa,” the text points to the Lord as the conscious ruler behind manifestation; in Shaiva practice this same Lord is approached in saguna form—especially through Śiva-liṅga worship—as the accessible focus for reverence prior to philosophical inquiry.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate takeaway is namaskāra (prostration) and īśvara-smaraṇa (remembrance of the Lord) before study; practically, this aligns with beginning recitation with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering respectful salutations, and then engaging in śravaṇa (listening) of the Purāṇic teaching.