Shloka 9

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra

Devanagari script

तिरोभावात्मकं चक्रं भवेच्छान्तिकलामयम् । महेश्वराधिष्ठितं च पदमेतदनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tirobhāvātmakaṃ cakraṃ bhavecchāntikalāmayam | maheśvarādhiṣṭhitaṃ ca padametadanuttamam

Translation

తిరోభావస్వరూపమైన చక్రం శాంతికలామయమగును. ఈ అనుత్తమ పదమును స్వయంగా మహేశ్వరుడే అధిష్ఠించియున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• तिरोभाव-आत्मकम्: having the nature of concealment
• तिरोभाव-आत्मकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिरोभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तिरोभावः आत्मा यस्य/यत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (of चक्रम्)

• चक्रम्: wheel; circle
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be; should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शान्ति-कलामयम्: consisting of the kalās of peace
• शान्ति-कलामयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शान्तिकलाभिः मयम्/पूर्णम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of चक्रम्)

• महेश्वर-अधिष्ठितम्: presided over by Maheśvara
• महेश्वर-अधिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिष्ठित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; ‘अधिष्ठित’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) from अधि-स्था; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पदम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पदम्: state; position; abode
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पदम्)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed; supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पदम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teaching to the sages, with the doctrine ultimately grounded in Śiva’s revelation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheśvara

FAQs

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

It points to Śiva’s act of tirobhāva—His power of concealment that limits the soul’s direct vision—yet affirms that even this cosmic veiling is ultimately governed by Maheśvara and culminates in śānti (inner peace) and the unsurpassed supreme state (pada).

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

In Linga-worship, the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who presides over all powers, including concealment; by devotion and right understanding, the veiling that obscures the formless (Nirguṇa) truth is pacified into śānti, revealing Śiva’s highest station.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Maheśvara as the inner ruler of all mental cycles (cakra) and offer japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to transform agitation into śānti; this aligns the seeker with Śiva’s grace that removes the effects of tirobhāva.