Shloka 17

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां शिवाद्वैतज्ञानकथनादि सृष्टिकथनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ śivādvaitajñānakathanādi sṛṣṭikathanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, pada Kitab Keenam, Kailāsa-saṃhitā, berakhirlah bab ketujuh belas yang bertajuk: “Narasi yang bermula dengan ajaran pengetahuan non-dual Śiva, serta kisah penciptaan.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus/so
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति)
• Form: Particle (End of section)

• śrīśivamahāpurāṇe: in the glorious Shiva Mahapurana
• śrīśivamahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇa (श्रीशिवमहापुराण)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ṣaṣṭhyām: in the sixth
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kailāsasaṃhitāyām: in the Kailasa Samhita
• kailāsasaṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa-saṃhitā (कैलाससंहिता)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• śivādvaitajñānakathanādi: beginning with the description of Shiva-non-duality knowledge
• śivādvaitajñānakathanādi: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-advaita-jñāna-kathana-ādi (शिवाद्वैतज्ञानकथनादि)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sṛṣṭikathanam: description of creation
• sṛṣṭikathanam: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi-kathana (सृष्टिकथन)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nāma: named/by name
• nāma: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (नामन्)
• Form: Adverbial use of noun

• saptadaśaḥ: seventeenth
• saptadaśaḥ: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptadaśan (सप्तदशन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (अध्याय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (colophon marker concluding the chapter as narrated to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching: realization of Śiva-tattva (non-dual wisdom centered on Shiva as the Supreme Pati) is presented together with the account of creation, showing that the cosmos is understood correctly only when grounded in Shiva-knowledge and liberation-oriented insight.

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

By naming “Śiva’s non-dual knowledge” alongside creation, the text frames Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, devotion) as a valid and purifying approach that culminates in right knowledge of Shiva’s supreme reality—devotion and doctrine are not opposed but integrated.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While the verse itself is a colophon, its theme points to jñāna supported by Shaiva sādhanā—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplative inquiry into Shiva as Pati, and disciplined worship (pujā/abhisheka) aimed at moksha.