Shloka 36

सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

जगत्सृष्टावपि मुने कृत्यानां च पंचकं विभोः । अस्ति कालोदयस्तत्र देवताः परिकीर्त्तिताः

Transliteration

jagatsṛṣṭāvapi mune kṛtyānāṃ ca paṃcakaṃ vibhoḥ | asti kālodayastatra devatāḥ parikīrttitāḥ

Translation

ดูก่อนมุนี แม้ในการสร้างจักรวาลก็มีกรรมนิยมจักรวาลห้าประการของพระผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่วสรรพสิ่ง ณ ที่นั้นย่อมมีการอุบัติแห่งกาลเวลา และได้กล่าวถึงเทวะผู้เป็นประธานกำกับไว้โดยสมควรแล้ว

Word by Word

• जगत्-सृष्टौ: in the creation of the world
• जगत्-सृष्टौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः सृष्टिः) — Locative singular feminine

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — also/even

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular masculine

• कृत्यानाम्: of the rites/duties
• कृत्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive plural neuter

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पञ्चकम्: a set of five
• पञ्चकम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular neuter

• विभोः: of the Lord
• विभोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular masculine

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन — ‘is/exists’

• काल-उदयः: the rise of time
• काल-उदयः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य उदयः) — Nominative singular masculine

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb) — there/in that context

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural feminine

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिताः: कर्मणि-क्रिया (Passive predicate/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — ‘have been proclaimed/mentioned’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kālodayā (arising of Time) within the framework of pañcakṛtya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Time (Kala)
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Vibhu (all-pervading) whose governance of creation operates through a fivefold divine activity (pañcakṛtya). It highlights that Time (kāla) itself arises within this order, indicating that worldly change and karmic experience unfold under Śiva’s supreme lordship—supporting a Shaiva Siddhanta view where Pati alone is sovereign over the cosmos and liberation.

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 performs and regulates the cosmic functions through His śakti and appointed deities. Meditating on the Linga as the axis of creation helps one see Time and change as contained within Śiva, turning worship into a means of transcending temporal bondage (kāla-pāśa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is pañcakṛtya-bhāvanā: during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplate Śiva as the doer of the five cosmic acts and as the Lord of Time. This can be paired with simple Linga-dhyāna (steady gaze/attention on the Linga) to internalize detachment from time-bound fluctuations.