Shloka 18

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

मुने तत्र भवाद्यास्ते देवताः परिकीर्त्तिताः । परब्रह्मस्वरूपाश्च लोकानुग्रहकारकाः

Transliteration

mune tatra bhavādyāste devatāḥ parikīrttitāḥ | parabrahmasvarūpāśca lokānugrahakārakāḥ

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ, അവിടെ ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) മുതലായ ദേവതകൾ കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു—അവരുടെ സ്വരൂപം പരബ്രഹ്മം തന്നേ; അവർ ലോകങ്ങൾക്ക് അനുഗ്രഹം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ.

Word by Word

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• bhava-ādyāḥ: those beginning with Bhava
• bhava-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava + ādi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'beginning with Bhava (Śiva)'

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• devatāḥ: deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• parikīrttitāḥ: are proclaimed/mentioned
• parikīrttitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √kīrt (कीर्त् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative Plural; agrees with devatāḥ; passive sense

• para-brahma-svarūpāḥ: having the nature of the Supreme Brahman
• para-brahma-svarūpāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para + brahman + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective describing devatāḥ/te: 'of the nature of the Supreme Brahman'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• loka-anugraha-kārakāḥ: bestowers of grace on the worlds
• loka-anugraha-kārakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + anugraha + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st), Plural; 'makers/causers of favor to the worlds'

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages in the Shiva Purana style)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Bhava (Śiva) and attendant deities as parabrahma-svarūpa, emphasizing their world-uplifting (lokānugraha) function.

Significance: General Śiva-purāṇic teaching: contemplation of Śiva as Parabrahman and refuge of the worlds is said to mature devotion toward liberating grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the gods—headed by Bhava (Śiva)—as manifestations aligned with Parabrahman whose function is lokānugraha, i.e., guiding beings toward dharma, purification, and ultimately liberation through divine grace.

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

By calling the deities ‘Parabrahma-svarūpa,’ the verse supports the Shaiva view that Saguna forms (such as Śiva worshiped in the Liṅga) are valid, grace-bearing revelations of the Supreme, approachable for devotees while pointing to the highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is devotion grounded in grace: worship Śiva as Bhava through Liṅga-pūjā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating the intent of lokānugraha—purifying oneself and benefiting the world.