Shloka 60

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षं चैव तै जातान्गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा । ऋषीन्विद्याधरांश्चैव पश्य सिद्धान्व्यवस्थितान्

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ caiva tai jātāngandharvāpsarasastathā | ṛṣīnvidyādharāṃścaiva paśya siddhānvyavasthitān

Translation

ଦେଖ— ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ— ଜନ୍ମିତ ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ ଓ ଅପ୍ସରାମାନଙ୍କୁ; ଋଷି ଓ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧରମାନଙ୍କୁ; ଏଠାରେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ସିଦ୍ଧମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖ।

Word by Word

• pratyakṣam: directly/visibly
• pratyakṣam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use ‘before (your) eyes’

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय)

• taiḥ: by them/with those
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jātān: born/appeared
• jātān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); used as adjective to following groups

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• apsarasaḥ: Apsarases
• apsarasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Connector/Adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथाशब्द-अव्यय), ‘likewise/also’

• ṛṣīn: sages
• ṛṣīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vidyādharān: Vidyādharas
• vidyādharān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः धराः)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय)

• paśya: see/behold
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• siddhān: Siddhas
• siddhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vyavasthitān: standing/positioned
• vyavasthitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies siddhān

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Rishis
• Vidyadharas
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes pratyakṣa-darśana—direct perception of higher orders of beings—showing that the cosmos is structured and that perfected Siddhas and knowledge-bearing Vidyādharas abide in dharmic stations under the Lord’s governance (Pati), guiding embodied souls (paśu) toward liberation.

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

Such “manifest presence” supports Saguna devotion: when the mind is purified through Shiva-oriented bhakti and discipline, the divine order becomes experientially evident. Linga-worship is a central Shaiva means to steady awareness on Shiva as the Lord of all worlds and beings, including Gandharvas, Siddhas, and Ṛṣis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is contemplative darśana: cultivate purity and steadiness through Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship, so the seeker learns to “see” the divine order rather than remain bound by ordinary perception.