Shloka 18

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

किं बहूक्तेन योगीश शृणु मद्वचनं परम् । सा चाहं पुरुषोऽसि त्वं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

kiṃ bahūktena yogīśa śṛṇu madvacanaṃ param | sā cāhaṃ puruṣo'si tvaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

വളരെ പറയേണ്ട, ഹേ യോഗീശ്വരാ! എന്റെ പരമവചനം കേൾക്കുക—ആ ശക്തി ഞാൻ, പുരുഷൻ (ശിവൻ) നീ. ഇത് സത്യം, സത്യമേ; സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• kim: what (need)?
• kim: Prayojana-nivṛtti (प्रयोजन-निवृत्ति/प्रश्नार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun used idiomatically; Neuter; Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular in phrase 'kiṃ ... -ena' = 'what (need) with ...?'

• bahūktena: with many words; by much speaking
• bahūktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu-ukta (कृदन्त; √vac/√ukṣ? here ukta from √vac 'to say')
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Neuter; Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular; 'with much-said' = with many words

• yogīśa: O lord of yogis
• yogīśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (yoginām īśaḥ); Masculine; Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्) Imperative; Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person) Singular; Parasmaipada

• mat-vacanam: my statement/words
• mat-vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (genitive relation); Neuter; Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular

• param: supreme; highest
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; qualifying vacanam

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun; Feminine; Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

• puruṣaḥ: the person; Puruṣa
• puruṣaḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधाना/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (predicate nominative)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्) Present; Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person) Singular; Parasmaipada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative/Accusative Singular; used adverbially as assertion

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative/Accusative Singular; repetition for emphasis

• na: not; no
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular

Speaker

Pārvatī

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सा चाहं पुरुषोऽसि त्वं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms the inseparable unity of Śiva (Puruṣa, the Lord) and Śakti (the divine power), teaching that liberation and divine grace arise from recognizing their non-separation while still honoring Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) in devotion.

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

In Linga worship, Śiva is adored as the manifest (saguṇa) Lord, and Śakti is understood as His inherent power; the verse supports worship that sees the Linga not as a mere symbol, but as Śiva with Śakti—one reality approached through sacred form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva-Śakti aikya (their unity) while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce devotion with traditional Śaiva observances such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s grace and lordship.