Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

चमकस्य पदान्नान्य दधिकं विद्यते पदम् । ब्रह्मपंचकविस्तारप्रपंचः खलु दृश्यते

Transliteration

camakasya padānnānya dadhikaṃ vidyate padam | brahmapaṃcakavistāraprapaṃcaḥ khalu dṛśyate

Translation

ചമക സ്തോത്രത്തിൽ ഈ ‘പദം’ എന്നതിനെക്കാൾ മഹത്തായ മറ്റൊരു പദം ഇല്ല. സത്യമായി, ഇതിലേയ്ക്കാണ് ബ്രഹ്മ-പഞ്ചകത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ വിപുലപ്രപഞ്ചവും ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നത്।

Word by Word

• चमकस्य: of the Camaka (hymn/section)
• चमकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• पदात्: than/from (any) word/step
• पदात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (Ablative); एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘पदम्’)

• दधिकम्: greater/superior
• दधिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तुलनार्थक (comparative sense: ‘greater’)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु; ‘to be/exist’ in Ātmanepada usage)
• Form: लट् (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• पदम्: a word/verse-foot
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-पञ्चक-विस्तार-प्रपञ्चः: the elaborate expansion of the Brahma-pañcaka
• ब्रह्म-पञ्चक-विस्तार-प्रपञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + pañcaka (प्रातिपदिक) + vistāra (प्रातिपदिक) + prapañca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; सम्बन्धार्थ (genitive chain: ‘ब्रह्मपञ्चकस्य विस्तारः’ इत्यस्य प्रपञ्चः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ निपात (particle: indeed/verily)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s esoteric teaching as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that a single sacred “padam” in the Camaka is not merely a word but a revelatory seed: contemplating it discloses the entire structure of manifested reality, guiding the seeker from multiplicity toward Shiva, the supreme Pati.

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

By affirming that the vast expanse can be ‘seen’ within a sacred utterance, the verse supports Saguna worship: the Linga and mantra become concentrated gateways through which the devotee approaches the infinite Shiva without losing philosophical depth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with focused contemplation—reciting the revered padam as a dhyāna-support—so that the mind gathers from prapañca (dispersion) into Shiva-centered awareness; this aligns well with daily japa and Mahashivratri observances.