Shloka 24

Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ

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

Devanagari script

स एव शंकरः साक्षात्सर्वानुग्रहकारकः । कर्ता भर्ता च हर्ता च साक्षी निर्गुण एव सः

Transliteration

sa eva śaṃkaraḥ sākṣātsarvānugrahakārakaḥ | kartā bhartā ca hartā ca sākṣī nirguṇa eva saḥ

Translation

พระองค์นั้นเองคือศังกรโดยแท้ ผู้ประทานพระกรุณาแก่สรรพสัตว์ พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้กระทำ ผู้ค้ำจุน และผู้ถอนคืน พระองค์ทรงเป็นพยาน และทรงเป็นนิรคุณะเหนือคุณลักษณะทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — subject

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

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — apposition to ‘सः’

• साक्षात्: directly/in person
• साक्षात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘directly/in person’

• सर्वानुग्रहकारकः: the cause/maker of all grace
• सर्वानुग्रहकारकः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अनुग्रह + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) ‘all + grace/favor + maker’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet

• कर्ता: doer/creator
• कर्ता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: कृदन्त (agent noun, तृच्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet

• भर्ता: supporter/bearer
• भर्ता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृ (धातु) → भर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: कृदन्त (agent noun, तृच्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet

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

• हर्ता: remover/taker away
• हर्ता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृ (धातु) → हर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: कृदन्त (agent noun, तृच्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet

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

• साक्षी: witness
• साक्षी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — epithet

• निर्गुणः: without qualities
• निर्गुणः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — adjective of ‘सः/शंकरः’

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

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — resumptive subject

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as the one Supreme Reality who performs creation, sustenance, and withdrawal, yet remains the inner witness beyond all limiting attributes; liberation is approached through His grace (anugraha).

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

The Linga supports saguna worship (form-based devotion) while pointing to the same Shiva who is ultimately nirguna; devotion to the manifest symbol culminates in realization of the attributeless witness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the sākṣī (witness) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer Linga-pūjā as a means to invoke anugraha leading toward nirguna contemplation.