Shloka 15

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

मोहिनी सर्व लोकानां शिवमाया गरीयसी । तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं शिवेच्छा सा प्रकीर्त्यते

Transliteration

mohinī sarva lokānāṃ śivamāyā garīyasī | tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ śivecchā sā prakīrtyate

Translation

ശിവമായ അത്യന്തം മഹാശക്തിയുള്ളതും സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളെയും മോഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്. സർവ്വജഗത്തും അതിന്റെ അധീനമാണ്; അതിനാൽ അതിനെ ‘ശിവേച്ഛ’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാതമാക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मोहिनी: the deluding (power)
• मोहिनी: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व: of all
• सर्व: विशेषण (of लोकानाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकानाम्)

• लोकानाम्: of worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• शिव-माया: Śiva's māyā
• शिव-माया: कर्ता (apposition to मोहिनी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य माया)

• गरीयसी: greater/mightier
• गरीयसी: विशेषण (of शिवमाया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गरियस् (प्रातिपदिक; comparative of गुरु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative)

• तत्-अधीनम्: dependent on that
• तत्-अधीनम्: विशेषण (of जगत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्या अधीनम् = dependent on that)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (of जगत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत्)

• शिव-इच्छा: Śiva's will
• शिव-इच्छा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य इच्छा)

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: कर्ता (apposition to शिवेच्छा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• प्रकीर्त्यते: is proclaimed/called
• प्रकीर्त्यते: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya
• Shiva-iccha (Will of Shiva)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the cosmos operates under Shiva’s sovereign power (Māyā) and that this Māyā is not independent—it is Shiva’s own Will. Liberation arises through recognizing Shiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) beyond delusion.

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

By affirming that all manifestation is governed by Shiva’s Will, the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a direct approach to the Lord who controls Māyā and grants grace leading toward realization of the transcendent (Nirguṇa) Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the intent of surrendering personal will to Śivecchā, and meditate that all experiences arise under Shiva’s Māyā while seeking Shiva’s grace for release from delusion.