Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सव्यदेशे तु देवस्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । विमानं दिव्यमास्थाय हंसयुक्तं मनोनुगम्

Transliteration

savyadeśe tu devasya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | vimānaṃ divyamāsthāya haṃsayuktaṃ manonugam

Translation

主の左には、世界の祖父たるブラフマーが、白鳥に牽かれ思念のごとく疾く進む神妙なるヴィマーナに乗り、座を占めていた。

Word by Word

• सव्यदेशे: in the left side/region
• सव्यदेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यदेश (प्रातिपदिक) = सव्य + देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: the grandsire of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपितामह (प्रातिपदिक) = लोक + पितामह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (genitive sense: 'of the worlds')

• विमानम्: a chariot/vehicle
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund, -त्वा); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having mounted/taken)

• हंसयुक्तम्: yoked with swans
• हंसयुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंसयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) = हंस + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: हंसैः युक्तम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• मनोनुगम्: following the mind; swift as thought
• मनोनुगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोनुग (प्रातिपदिक) = मनस् + अनुग
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: मनसा अनुगम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It depicts the cosmic order around Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord): even Brahmā, the creator and world-grandsire, takes an assigned place near Him, indicating Shiva’s transcendence over all functions of creation.

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

The verse supports Saguna devotion by portraying Shiva as the personal Lord who is approached and honored by the highest deities; such narrative reinforces reverence for Shiva’s manifest presence, which Linga-worship ritually embodies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is upāsanā through mindful reverence—mentally placing oneself in Shiva’s presence and offering salutations (with japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the devas do in the Purana’s sacred assemblies.