Shloka 15

Viśveśvara-māhātmya and the Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Emergence of Śiva (Śakti–Puruṣa/Prakṛti Discourse)

Devanagari script

जलौघे प्लाव्यमाना सा पंचक्रोशी यदाभवत । निर्गुणेन शिवेनाशु त्रिशूलेन धृता तदा

Transliteration

jalaughe plāvyamānā sā paṃcakrośī yadābhavata | nirguṇena śivenāśu triśūlena dhṛtā tadā

Translation

เมื่อแดนปัญจกโรศีถูกกระแสน้ำเชี่ยวกรากพัดพาไป ในกาลนั้นพระศิวะผู้เหนือคุณลักษณะ (นิรคุณ) ได้ทรงยกค้ำไว้โดยฉับพลันบนตรีศูล เพื่อคุ้มครองรักษา

Word by Word

• जलौघे: in the flood of water
• जलौघे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य ओघः)

• प्लाव्यमाना: being swept/borne (afloat)
• प्लाव्यमाना: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु) → प्लाव्यमान (कृदन्त/शानच्)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सा) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सा: she/that (place)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पञ्चक्रोशी: (the area) of five krośas; Pañcakrośī
• पञ्चक्रोशी: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + क्रोशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च क्रोशाः यस्याः/परिमाणम्)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (relative adverb: when)

• अभवत: was/became
• अभवत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्गुणेन: by the attributeless
• निर्गुणेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिवेन)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karaṇa/Karta (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• त्रिशूलेन: with the trident
• त्रिशूलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (त्रीणि शूलानि/त्रिशूलम्)

• धृता: was held/supported
• धृता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धृत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘held/supported’ (सा इत्यस्य)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims Shiva as Pati—the supreme protector—who preserves the liberating sacred field (kshetra) even amid cosmic disruption, indicating that moksha-granting grace is upheld by Shiva’s sovereign power.

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

Though Shiva is named here as Nirguṇa (beyond qualities), His protection is revealed through an accessible sign (the Triśūla), showing how the transcendent Lord is approached through saguna symbols and kshetra-worship, including Linga devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as the inner support (ādhāra) while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, if observing kshetra-mahātmya, perform a Pañcakrośī yātrā or circumambulation with steady remembrance of Shiva’s protecting presence.