Shloka 23

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वर उवाच । अथ ब्रह्मादयो देवाश्शारभं रूपमास्थितम् । तुष्टुवुः शंकरं देवं सर्वलोकैकशंकरम्

Transliteration

nandīśvara uvāca | atha brahmādayo devāśśārabhaṃ rūpamāsthitam | tuṣṭuvuḥ śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ sarvalokaikaśaṃkaram

Translation

నందీశ్వరుడు పలికెను—అప్పుడు బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలు శారభరూపమును ధరించి, సమస్త లోకాలకు ఏకైక మంగళకర్త అయిన దేవ శంకరుని స్తుతించారు.

Word by Word

• nandīśvaraḥ: Nandīśvara
• nandīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• brahmādayaḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम् = beginning with Brahmā)

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śārabham: Śārabha (a form/name)
• śārabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āsthitam: assumed
• āsthitam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-; (having assumed)

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• śaṅkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṅkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-loka-eka-śaṅkaram: the sole Śaṅkara of all worlds
• sarva-loka-eka-śaṅkaram: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka + eka + śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां लोकानां एकः शङ्करः = the one Śaṅkara for all worlds)

Speaker

Nandīśvara (Nandi)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi
• Brahma
• Devas
• Sharabha

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as “Sarvalokaika-Śaṅkara,” the single, universal source of auspiciousness and protection; even exalted devas ultimately turn to Him and offer stuti, reflecting the Shaiva Siddhanta view of Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord who grants grace.

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

By highlighting devas praising Śaṅkara in a manifest context, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord through name, form, and hymn—while implying that all forms and powers culminate in the one Śiva, who is also worshipped as the Linga beyond limiting attributes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate takeaway is stuti and nāma-smaraṇa (praise and remembrance) of “Śaṅkara”; devotees may pair it with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a simple offering of bhasma/tripuṇḍra as an act of surrender to the Lord who blesses all worlds.