Shloka 26

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

शिवतत्त्वादि पृथ्व्यन्तं तत्त्वानामुदयक्रमे । तन्मात्रेभ्यो भवन्तीति वक्तव्यानि क्रमान्मुने

Transliteration

śivatattvādi pṛthvyantaṃ tattvānāmudayakrame | tanmātrebhyo bhavantīti vaktavyāni kramānmune

Translation

హే మునీ! శివతత్త్వం నుండి పృథివీతత్త్వం వరకు తత్త్వాల ఉద్భవక్రమాన్ని చెప్పునప్పుడు, అవి తन्मాత్రల నుండే పుట్టినవని క్రమంగా వివరించవలెను.

Word by Word

• शिवतत्त्वादि: beginning with the Śiva-tattva
• शिवतत्त्वादि: Karma (कर्म/Object; range-start)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-तत्त्व-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समूहवाचक); समासः—शिवस्य तत्त्वम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + आदि (अव्ययीभाववत् ‘beginning with’)

• पृथ्वी-अन्तम्: up to (ending with) earth
• पृथ्वी-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; range-end)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथ्वी-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—पृथ्वी अन्तः यस्य (पर्यन्त-भावे; ‘up to earth’)

• तत्त्वानाम्: of the principles (tattvas)
• तत्त्वानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• उदयक्रमे: in the order of arising
• उदयक्रमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Topic-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय-क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—उदयस्य क्रमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तन्मात्रेभ्यः: from the tanmātras (subtle elements)
• तन्मात्रेभ्यः: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत् + मात्र (तत्पुरुष; ‘that-only’, subtle element)

• भवन्ति: arise; become
• भवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक (quotative)

• वक्तव्यानि: are to be stated
• वक्तव्यानि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicative necessity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be stated’

• क्रमात्: in sequence; step by step
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘in order/step by step’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching a sage in the Kailāsasaṃhitā philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: graded tattva-udaya from Śiva-tattva to pṛthvī (cosmogonic hierarchy)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Prithvi

FAQs

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

It highlights that liberation-oriented knowledge includes understanding the ordered manifestation of reality—from Śiva-tattva down to the material elements—so the seeker can discern Pati (Śiva) as the transcendent cause distinct from the manifested tattvas.

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

By tracing creation from subtle to gross, the verse supports Linga worship as contemplation of Śiva as both beyond form (nirguṇa) and as the source of all forms (saguṇa), encouraging devotees to see all tattvas as dependent on Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tattva-vicāra (meditative inquiry into the rise of elements) while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” using the understanding of subtle-to-gross emergence to steady the mind in Śiva.