Shloka 42

शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”

Devanagari script

मदाज्ञा जायते तत्र ब्रह्मणो भ्रुकुटेरहम् । गुणेष्वपि यथा प्रोक्तस्तामसः प्रकृतो हरः

Transliteration

madājñā jāyate tatra brahmaṇo bhrukuṭeraham | guṇeṣvapi yathā proktastāmasaḥ prakṛto haraḥ

Translation

ณที่นั้น ด้วยบัญชาของเรา เราปรากฏจากรอยย่นแห่งคิ้วของพรหมา และในหมู่คุณะทั้งหลายด้วย ดังที่กล่าวไว้ เรา—หระ—ปรากฏในรูปที่สอดคล้องกับตมัส ตามปรกฤติ।

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनार्थे उपपद-रूप (enclitic base in compounds): ‘my’

• आज्ञा: command; order
• आज्ञा: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जायते: arises; is born
• जायते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद: ‘is born/arises’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive): ‘of Brahmā’

• भ्रुकुटेः: from the frown (brow)
• भ्रुकुटेः: अपादान (source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रुकुटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative): ‘from the frown/knitting of the brows’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गुणेषु: in the qualities (guṇas)
• गुणेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative): ‘in the guṇas’

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• यथा: as; just as
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

• प्रोक्तः: declared; said
• प्रोक्तः: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used predicatively: ‘has been said/declared’

• तामसः: tamasic
• तामसः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘tamasic’

• प्रकृतः: produced; constituted
• प्रकृतः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) in sense ‘produced/constituted’

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Hara) describing His manifested role in creation

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Hara

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva, though transcendent as Pati, can assume a guna-associated role within Prakriti by His own will—especially the tamasic function needed for dissolution, restraint, and the removal of bondage.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship: devotees approach Shiva’s manifest role (Hara) who governs dissolution and purification, while understanding that the Linga ultimately signifies Shiva beyond all guṇas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, contemplating Shiva as the remover (Hara) who dissolves impurities and ego.