Shloka 6

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti

Devanagari script

स्रष्टारं सर्वभूतानां नारायणपरायणम् । तं वै विद्धि मुनिश्रेष्ठ ब्रह्माणममितौजसम्

Transliteration

sraṣṭāraṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam | taṃ vai viddhi muniśreṣṭha brahmāṇamamitaujasam

Translation

ହେ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଅମିତ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତଙ୍କ ସ୍ରଷ୍ଟା, ଏବଂ ସେ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କୁ ହିଁ ପରମ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଭାବେ ଧରିଛନ୍ତି—ଏହା ଜାଣ।

Word by Word

• स्रष्टारम्: the creator
• स्रष्टारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• नारायणपरायणम्: devoted to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपरायणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नारायणः परायणम् यस्य/यत्र) ‘devoted to Nārāyaṇa’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); निश्चय/एवकारार्थ (indeed)

• विद्धि: know
• विद्धि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म; तम् इत्यस्य समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अमितौजसम्: of immeasurable vigor
• अमितौजसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अमितम् ओजः यस्य) विशेषणम् (ब्रह्माणम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred philosophical instruction within Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: delegated creation (secondary sṛṣṭi through Brahmā)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the cosmic creator (Brahmā) is not independent; his creative power operates with devotion and dependence on a higher divine principle, pointing the seeker toward humility and right understanding of divine order.

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

By placing the creator within a framework of dependence, the verse supports the Shaiva view that ultimate sovereignty belongs to the Supreme (realized in Shiva as Pati), while functional deities perform roles within that order—thus Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is directed to the highest Lord beyond mere cosmic administration.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate parāyaṇa (single-point refuge) through daily japa—especially of Shiva-mantra (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and contemplate that all powers, including creation, are subordinate to the Supreme Lord.