Shloka 56

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

त्रिदेवा अपि मे रूपं हरः पूर्णो विशेषतः । उमाया अपि रूपाणि भविष्यंति त्रिधा सुताः

Transliteration

tridevā api me rūpaṃ haraḥ pūrṇo viśeṣataḥ | umāyā api rūpāṇi bhaviṣyaṃti tridhā sutāḥ

Translation

ത്രിദേവന്മാരും എന്റെ തന്നെ രൂപങ്ങളാണ്; എന്നാൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) പൂർണ്ണപ്രകടനം. ഉമയിൽ നിന്നുമും ത്രിവിധ രൂപങ്ങൾ പുത്രരൂപമായി ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും.

Word by Word

• tri-devāḥ: the three gods
• tri-devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; Dvigu: ‘three gods’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘also/even’, indeclinable

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pūrṇaḥ: complete
• pūrṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘haraḥ’

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative singular used adverbially (पञ्चमी-एकवचन-प्रयोगः) meaning ‘especially’; treated as avyaya in usage

• umāyāḥ: of Umā
• umāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘also’, indeclinable

• rūpāṇi: forms
• rūpāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhaviṣyanti: will be
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• tridhā: threefold
• tridhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tridhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘in three ways’, indeclinable

• sutāḥ: daughters
• sutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Hara), in the Satī Khaṇḍa narrative context

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It affirms a Shaiva hierarchy: the Trimurti function as manifestations, while Hara (Śiva) is presented as the fullest revelation of the Supreme Lord (Pati), the ultimate source and goal of liberation.

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

By calling Hara “pūrṇa,” the verse supports focused worship of Śiva as the complete Saguna form accessible to devotees—classically centered in the Śiva-liṅga as the primary symbol of the Supreme in ritual and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is single-pointed Śiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with liṅga-dhyāna, ideally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva identifiers of surrender to Hara.