Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

एको ऽपि त्रीनिमांल्लोकान् बहुधा शक्तियोगतः । विदधाति विचेत्यंते १ विश्वमादौ महेश्वरः

Transliteration

eko 'pi trīnimāṃllokān bahudhā śaktiyogataḥ | vidadhāti vicetyaṃte 1 viśvamādau maheśvaraḥ

Translation

แม้ทรงเป็นหนึ่งเดียว พระมหेशวรด้วยโยคะแห่งศักติของพระองค์ทรงสำแดงสามโลกนี้ได้หลากหลายประการ. จงใคร่ครวญเถิด—ในปฐมกาล จักรวาลทั้งสิ้นนี้ถูกสร้างสรรค์โดยพระมหेशวร

Word by Word

• एकः: one (alone)
• एकः: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘even/also’

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘in many ways’)

• शक्तियोगतः: by (His) union with power
• शक्तियोगतः: हेतु (Cause/Instrumental sense via ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शक्तेः योगः) + तसिल्-अर्थे पञ्चमी: ‘from/by the union with power’

• विदधाति: arranges, creates
• विदधाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विचेत्यम्: to be understood
• विचेत्यम्: कर्म (Object-complement/Predicate of viśvam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√चि (धातु) + तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be discerned/known’

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: अधिकरण (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative: ‘at the end’)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative: ‘in the beginning’)

• महेश्वरः: Mahādeva, the Great Lord
• महेश्वरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-beginning / sṛṣṭi-ārambha (implied)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta vision of one Supreme Pati (Śiva) who, without losing His oneness, manifests the cosmos through His Śakti—so the many is dependent on the One, and liberation comes by recognizing Maheshwara as the source and inner ruler of all.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by presenting creation as Śiva’s purposeful self-manifestation through Śakti; the Liṅga is revered as the sign (liṅga) of that one Maheshwara who pervades and transcends the three worlds, making the formless truth approachable in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-dhyāna with Śakti-awareness: meditate on Maheshwara as the one source of the three worlds while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering the sense of doership to Him as the creator and lord of all manifestations.