Shloka 29

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायामादिसर्गवर्णनं नाम एकोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāmādisargavarṇanaṃ nāma ekonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀଶିବମହାପୁରାଣର ପଞ୍ଚମ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥ ଉମାସଂହିତାରେ ‘ଆଦିସର୍ଗବର୍ଣ୍ଣନ’ ନାମକ ଏକୋଣତ୍ରିଂଶ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समापन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; colophon marker

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री-उपपद)

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ordinal ‘fifth’ used as section-name

• उमा-संहितायाम्: in the Umāsaṃhitā
• उमा-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उमायाः संहिता)

• आदि-सर्ग-वर्णनम्: the description of the primordial creation
• आदि-सर्ग-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आदिसर्गस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; naming particle (नाम-शब्दः)

• एकोन-त्रिंशः: twenty-ninth
• एकोन-त्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकोन (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (one-less-than-thirty = 29th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it emphasizes disciplined reception of scripture—closing one teaching cycle before proceeding—supporting contemplative study of creation (sarga) as dependent on Pati (Śiva).

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

While it does not directly mention Liṅga worship, it situates the teaching within the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa’s Shaiva framework, where understanding creation ultimately leads the devotee to Saguna Śiva worship (Liṅga) and to the recognition of Śiva as the supreme cause.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending colophon, it suggests paṭhana-śravaṇa (recitation and listening) with reverence; a fitting takeaway is to conclude study with a brief japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a moment of silent contemplation.