Shloka 22

Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ

Identity of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Brahmā; Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Reconciliation

Devanagari script

येनैव विष्णवे दत्तास्सर्वे वेदास्सनातनाः । वर्णा मात्रा ह्यनैकाश्च ध्यानं स्वस्य च पूजनम्

Transliteration

yenaiva viṣṇave dattāssarve vedāssanātanāḥ | varṇā mātrā hyanaikāśca dhyānaṃ svasya ca pūjanam

Translation

ด้วยพระองค์เท่านั้น พระเวทอันเป็นนิรันดร์ทั้งปวงจึงประทานแก่พระวิษณุ และจากพระองค์เองบังเกิดอักษรและมาตราอันมากมาย ตลอดจนการภาวนาถึงพระรูปของพระองค์และการบูชาพระองค์

Word by Word

• येन: by which/with whom
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (singular) — ‘by which/with whom’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — dative

• दत्ताः: given
• दत्ताः: कर्मणि-भाव (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — agrees with ‘वेदाः’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — adjective of ‘वेदाः’

• वेदाः: Vedas
• वेदाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — subject

• सनातनाः: eternal
• सनातनाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — adjective of ‘वेदाः’

• वर्णाः: letters/syllables
• वर्णाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — coordinated subject

• मात्राः: measures (prosodic units)
• मात्राः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — coordinated subject

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — causal/emphatic

• अनैकाः: many (not one)
• अनैकाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — adjective of ‘मात्राः’ (or ‘वर्णाः’ by sense)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — coordinated subject

• स्वस्य: of oneself/one’s own
• स्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — ‘of oneself/one’s own’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — coordinated subject

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the ultimate source of revelation (the Vedas) and of śabda (sacred sound), and teaches that liberation-oriented practice is grounded in Shiva-centered meditation and worship—Pati bestowing knowledge and the means to realize Him.

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

By stating that meditation and worship arise from Him, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva through form and ritual (including Linga worship)—as a divinely sanctioned means to internalize His presence and move toward realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to two core disciplines: dhyāna (steady contemplation of Shiva) and pūjā (formal worship). In Shiva Purana practice this commonly aligns with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") alongside Linga-pūjā with offerings and purity observances.