Shloka 13

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra

Devanagari script

शिवो हरो मृडभवौ विदितं चक्रमद्भुतम् । संहाराख्यं महादिव्यं परमं हि मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

śivo haro mṛḍabhavau viditaṃ cakramadbhutam | saṃhārākhyaṃ mahādivyaṃ paramaṃ hi munīśvara

Translation

ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ, ശിവൻ—ഹരൻ, മൃഡൻ, ശുഭഭവൻ—എന്നവന്റെ അത്ഭുതചക്രം പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്; ‘സംഹാരം’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ ഖ്യാതമായ അതി ദിവ്യവും പരമവും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृड-भवौ: Mṛḍa and Bhava
• मृड-भवौ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (मृडश्च भवश्च)

• विदितम्: known
• विदितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘known’

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• संहार-आख्यम्: named ‘Saṃhāra’
• संहार-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहार (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (संहार इति आख्या यस्य)

• महा-दिव्यम्: greatly divine
• महा-दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् दिव्यम्)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis/indeed)

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Saṃhāra as a cosmic mechanism symbolized by the Lord’s cakra—an image of orderly dissolution rather than chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Hara—the supreme power of saṃhāra (dissolution). In Shaiva Siddhanta, dissolution is not mere destruction but the compassionate removal of impurity and bondage, preparing the soul (paśu) for grace and liberation under the Lord (Pati).

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

By naming Śiva through epithets like Hara, Mṛḍa, and Bhava, the verse supports Saguna contemplation—worshipping the Lord with attributes and powers. Linga worship similarly focuses the mind on Śiva as the supreme reality whose power includes creation, preservation, and dissolution.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as Hara while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering inner surrender so that the Lord’s ‘saṃhāra’ power dissolves ego and karmic bonds; simple Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa aligns with this teaching.