Shloka 3

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

शिवशक्त्योस्तु संयोगादानन्दः सततोदितः । ब्रह्मेति शिवशक्त्योस्तु सर्वात्मत्वमिति स्फुटम्

Transliteration

śivaśaktyostu saṃyogādānandaḥ satatoditaḥ | brahmeti śivaśaktyostu sarvātmatvamiti sphuṭam

Translation

Daripada penyatuan Shiva dan Shakti, ananda (kebahagiaan suci) sentiasa terbit tanpa henti. Dan istilah “Brahman” dengan jelas menyatakan kebenaran ini: Shiva dan Shakti ialah Diri bagi segala yang wujud.

Word by Word

• शिवशक्त्योः: of Śiva and Śakti
• शिवशक्त्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-द्वन्द्व (समाहार/itaretara), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of Śiva and Śakti’

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• संयोगात्: from the union
• संयोगात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• आनन्दः: bliss
• आनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सतत: constant, continual
• सतत: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् उपपद (as adverbial qualifier to ‘उदितः’ in compound)

• उदितः: arisen, manifested
• उदितः: Pradhāna-viśeṣya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arisen’

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा/Name in quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as quoted designation

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-bodhaka (वाक्यार्थ/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• शिवशक्त्योः: of Śiva and Śakti
• शिवशक्त्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-द्वन्द्व, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सर्वात्मत्वम्: the state of being the Self of all
• सर्वात्मत्वम्: Pradhāna-viśeṣya (विधेय/Predicate notion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-आत्म-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य आत्मा = being the Self of all) + त्व (abstract noun)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-bodhaka (वाक्यार्थ/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme Reality is understood as Śiva inseparable from Śakti, and that true bliss (ānanda) is the ever-present outcome of realizing their non-separation as the inner Self of all beings.

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

Liṅga worship presents the formless Brahman in a worshipable form; this verse explains that what is worshiped as Śiva (with Śakti) is Brahman itself—present as the Self within all—so Saguna worship leads the devotee toward Nirguna realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva–Śakti as one reality while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating the same divine presence as the indwelling Self (sarvātman) in all.