Shloka 36

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

अहमेव परं ब्रह्म मत्स्वरूपं कलाकलम् । ब्रह्मत्वादीश्वरश्चाहं कृत्यं मेनुग्रहादिकम्

Transliteration

ahameva paraṃ brahma matsvarūpaṃ kalākalam | brahmatvādīśvaraścāhaṃ kṛtyaṃ menugrahādikam

Translation

నేనే పరబ్రహ్మను—నా స్వరూపం కళలు, విభాగాలకు అతీతం. బ్రహ్మాది రూపాలలో ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యే ఈశ్వరుడును నేనే; నా కార్యం అనుగ్రహప్రదానం మొదలైన దివ్యక్రియలు।

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of brahma

• brahma: Brahman, Absolute
• brahma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mat-svarūpam: my own nature/essence
• mat-svarūpam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘मम स्वरूपम्’)

• kalā-kalam: the parts and arts (all aspects)
• kalā-kalam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + kala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) ‘कलाश्च कलाश्च’ (parts and arts/skills)

• brahmatva-ādi: Brahmanhood and the like
• brahmatva-ādi: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (तद्धित) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘ब्रह्मत्वम् आदि यस्य/यत्’)

• īśvaraḥ: Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛtyam: that which is to be done; duty
• kṛtyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—यत् (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be done/duty’

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• anugraha-ādikam: grace and so forth
• anugraha-ādikam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘अनुग्रहः आदिः यस्य/यत्’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as Para Brahman—transcendent, undivided Reality—and emphasizes that liberation ultimately depends on His anugraha (grace), a key Shaiva Siddhanta theme where the Lord (Pati) frees the bound soul (pashu) from bondage (pasha).

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

Though Shiva is declared partless and supreme, devotees approach Him through Saguna forms such as the Shiva Linga—an accessible focus for devotion and meditation—through which the same Nirguna Supreme bestows grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the undivided Supreme while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying specifically for anugraha (divine grace) as the inner key to purification and moksha.