Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

अनुग्रहमयं चक्रं शांत्यतीतकलामयम् । सदाशिवाधिष्ठितं च परमं पदमुच्यते

Transliteration

anugrahamayaṃ cakraṃ śāṃtyatītakalāmayam | sadāśivādhiṣṭhitaṃ ca paramaṃ padamucyate

Translation

ಅನುಗ್ರಹಮಯ ಚಕ್ರವು ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನೂ ಮೀರುವ ಕಲಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾಶಿವನೇ ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಿತನಾಗಿರುವುದೇ ಪರಮ ಪದವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• अनुग्रह-मयम्: full of grace
• अनुग्रह-मयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अनुग्रहेण मयम्/अनुग्रहपूर्णम्) ; ‘चक्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चक्रम्: wheel/cycle (chakra)
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्ति-अतीत-कला-मयम्: filled with the kalā beyond peace (transcending tranquility)
• शान्ति-अतीत-कला-मयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अतीत (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शान्तिम् अतीता या कला तया मयम्/शान्त्यतीतकलापूर्णम्) ; ‘चक्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सदा-शिव-अधिष्ठितम्: presided over by Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिव-अधिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिष्ठित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था + अधि-उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सदाशिवेन अधिष्ठितम्) ; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse maps the transcendent ‘parama padam’/realm presided by Sadāśiva, akin to Siddhānta’s Śivaloka concept.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the highest goal as Sadāśiva’s own supreme abode, reached not merely by effort but by anugraha (divine grace), transcending even the subtlest levels of peace and limitation (kalās).

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

Linga-worship and saguna-upāsanā are gateways for the bound soul (paśu) to receive Shiva’s grace; this verse points to the culmination—realization of the supreme state presided over by Sadāśiva beyond all manifest measures.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Sadāśiva as the presiding Lord of the supreme padam while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is performed, cultivating inner śānti and surrender so that anugraha becomes the decisive liberating power.