Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

देवतार्त्थम्प्रवक्ष्यामि गूढं सर्व्वत्र यन्मुने । तव स्नेहाद्वामदेव यथा शंकरभाषितम्

Transliteration

devatārtthampravakṣyāmi gūḍhaṃ sarvvatra yanmune | tava snehādvāmadeva yathā śaṃkarabhāṣitam

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ, എല്ലായിടത്തും സൂക്ഷ്മമായി ഗൂഢമായിരിക്കുന്ന ദേവതാർത്ഥം ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു—ശങ്കരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തതുപോലെ. ഹേ വാമദേവ, നിനക്കുള്ള സ്നേഹത്താൽ ഞാൻ ഇത് വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

• देवत-अर्थम्: the meaning/purpose of the deity
• देवत-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवतायाः अर्थः/अर्थम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गूढम्: hidden/secret
• गूढम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गूढ (प्रातिपदिक; √गुह् क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; used adjectivally

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘which (is)’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; possessive/genitive ‘of you/your’

• स्नेहात्: from affection
• स्नेहात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative ‘from/out of affection’

• वामदेव: O Vāmadeva
• वामदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb)

• शंकर-भाषितम्: spoken by Śaṅkara
• शंकर-भाषितम्: Pramāṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाषित (प्रातिपदिक; √भाष् क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शंकरस्य भाषितम् = ‘spoken by Śaṅkara’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Shankara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vamadeva

FAQs

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

It signals a transition into esoteric teaching: Śiva promises to reveal the “hidden” divine purport that underlies outer narratives, guiding the seeker from surface meaning toward liberating knowledge aligned with Śaiva Siddhānta.

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

By emphasizing a concealed, all-pervading meaning, the verse frames Saguna worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā) as a doorway to grasping Śiva’s deeper reality—Pati as the supreme Lord whose grace turns ritual into realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and manana (contemplation) of Śiva’s teaching; paired with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), it helps uncover the inner purport behind outward devotion.