Shloka 18

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

अतद्व्यावृत्तितस्त्वां वै चकितं चकितं सदा । अभिधत्ते श्रुतिः सर्वा परेषां का कथा मता

Transliteration

atadvyāvṛttitastvāṃ vai cakitaṃ cakitaṃ sadā | abhidhatte śrutiḥ sarvā pareṣāṃ kā kathā matā

Translation

నీవు ‘అతద్’ (ఇది కాదు) అనే సమస్త పరిమిత వర్ణనలకతీతుడవు, సర్వోపాధి-వివర్జితుడవు. అందుకే సమస్త శ్రుతి నిన్ను నిత్యము ఆశ్చర్యమయుడవు, విస్మయకరుడవు అని ప్రకటిస్తుంది. శ్రుతియే ఇలా చెప్పినప్పుడు, ఇతరుల అభిప్రాయంతో నీ వర్ణన ఏమాత్రం సాధ్యం?

Word by Word

• a-tad-vyāvṛtti-taḥ: due to (your) non-withdrawal / not turning away
• a-tad-vyāvṛtti-taḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a- (नञ्-उपसर्ग) + tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vyāvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'from/owing to'; internal: नञ्-तत्पुरुष (a-tad) + तत्पुरुष (tad-vyāvṛtti)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) emphasizing assertion

• cakitaṃ: astonished, startled
• cakitaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially as predicate/qualifier to 'tvām' (acc.)

• cakitaṃ: utterly astonished
• cakitaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; repetition for emphasis

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• abhidhatte: declares, states
• abhidhatte: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhidhā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutiḥ: the Veda / śruti
• śrutiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvā: all, entire
• sarvā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with śrutiḥ

• pareṣām: of others
• pareṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kā: what? (which?)
• kā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun, Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kathā: talk, account, mention
• kathā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition with kā

• matā: considered, regarded
• matā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + ta (क्त-प्रत्यय) → mata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective to kathā

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अतद्व्यावृत्तितस्त्वां वै चकितं चकितं सदा । अभिधत्ते श्रुतिः सर्वा परेषां का कथा मता

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) transcends all limiting concepts; even the Vedas can only point to Him with reverent wonder, so the devotee approaches Him through humility, devotion, and direct realization rather than mere debate.

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

Though Shiva is ultimately beyond description (nirguṇa in the sense of beyond limiting attributes), the Linga and other saguna forms serve as compassionate, accessible supports for devotion—symbols through which the indescribable Reality is worshipped.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplative japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sense of sacred awe, accompanied by simple Linga worship (water/abhisheka) or Tripuṇḍra-bhasma devotion, aligns practice with this teaching.