Shloka 17

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

रुद्रस्यैव तु कृत्यानां त्रयमेतदुदाहृतम् । संहृतवपि सृष्ट्यादिकृत्यानां पञ्चकं विभोः

Transliteration

rudrasyaiva tu kṛtyānāṃ trayametadudāhṛtam | saṃhṛtavapi sṛṣṭyādikṛtyānāṃ pañcakaṃ vibhoḥ

Translation

രുദ്രന്റെ ദിവ്യകൃത്യങ്ങളിൽ ഈ ത്രയം പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; എങ്കിലും, ഹേ വിഭോ, സംഹാരാവസ്ഥയിലും സൃഷ്ടി മുതലായ പഞ്ചകൃത്യങ്ങൾ അവനുടേതുതന്നെ।

Word by Word

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• तु: but/and indeed
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (contrastive particle)

• कृत्यानाम्: of functions/acts (duties)
• कृत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रयम्: a triad (threefold set)
• त्रयम्: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-नाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उदाहृतम्: has been stated/declared
• उदाहृतम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आ-हृ (धातु) + उद्-उपसर्ग + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘त्रयम्’ इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• संहृतवत्: as (already) summarized/collected
• संहृतवत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ + सम्-उपसर्ग + क्त + वत्)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पञ्चकम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः—‘संहृतं यथा/संहृतवत्’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक निपात (also/even)

• सृष्टि-आदि-कृत्यानाम्: of the functions beginning with creation
• सृष्टि-आदि-कृत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सृष्ट्यादीनि कृत्यानि तेषाम्)

• पञ्चकम्: a set of five
• पञ्चकम्: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विभोः: of the Lord (the all-pervading one)
• विभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita teachings to the sages, summarizing Shiva’s cosmic functions)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: simultaneity of pañcakṛtya even during saṃhāra (transcendent governance)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva (Rudra) as the supreme Pati whose sovereignty is not limited by cosmic cycles: even when everything is dissolved, His power to manifest, sustain, withdraw, conceal, and bestow grace remains inherent and absolute.

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

The Linga symbolizes Shiva as the unchanging ground of all change; this verse supports Saguna worship by showing that the Lord actively governs the cosmos through His functions, while remaining transcendently present even in dissolution.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the doer of the five acts (pañcakṛtya) while chanting the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to internalize that His grace (anugraha) alone liberates the bound soul (paśu) from pāśa.