Shloka 32

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

यत्किंचिद्वस्तुजातन्तत्सर्वमत्र प्रतिष्ठितम् । विचारणीयं सद्बुध्या न बहिर्मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

yatkiṃcidvastujātantatsarvamatra pratiṣṭhitam | vicāraṇīyaṃ sadbudhyā na bahirmunisattama

Translation

Какой бы ни был род вещей, всё утверждено здесь (в самой этой реальности/во внутреннем Я). Потому, о лучший из мудрецов, следует созерцать это правым разумением, а не искать вовне.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• vastu-jātam: the whole class of entities
• vastu-jātam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastu + jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वस्तूनां जातम् = "collection/class of things"

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश (correlative)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; "all"

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb): "here"

• pratiṣṭhitam: is established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; "established/placed"

• vicāraṇīyam: to be examined
• vicāraṇīyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi+car (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, अनीयर्/तव्यत्-अर्थ (gerundive: "to be considered"), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sat-budhyā: with sound understanding
• sat-budhyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सती बुद्धिः = "good intellect"

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb): "outside"

• muni-sattama: O best of sages
• muni-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: मुनीनां सत्तमः = "best of sages"

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inward discernment: all experience and all categories of “things” are grounded in the one Reality upheld by Shiva, so liberation comes through inner contemplation (vicāra) rather than outward seeking.

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

The Linga is a sacred outer support that points to the inner truth—Shiva as the ground of all. This verse emphasizes moving from external supports (saguna worship) to direct inner recognition of Shiva’s presence within.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inward meditation with steady inquiry while repeating the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), using worship as a support but returning the attention to the inner seat of Shiva rather than chasing external objects.