Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणी ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ता चेन्द्रस्यैंद्रीति कथ्यते । किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन यद्विश्वमिति कीर्तितम्

Transliteration

brahmāṇī brahmaṇaḥ proktā cendrasyaiṃdrīti kathyate | kimatra bahunoktena yadviśvamiti kīrtitam

Translation

ศักติของพระพรหมาเรียกว่า “พรหมาณี (Brahmāṇī)” และของพระอินทร์กล่าวว่า “ไอันดรี (Aindrī)” แต่จะกล่าวมากไปไย? สิ่งใดที่สรรเสริญว่าเป็น “จักรวาล” ทั้งหมดนั้นแท้จริงคือศักติเดียวกันนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणी: Brahmāṇī (Brahmā’s śakti)
• ब्रह्माणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: is declared
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘said/proclaimed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• ऐन्द्री: Aindrī (Indra’s śakti)
• ऐन्द्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निर्देशक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• कथ्यते: is called / is said
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• बहुना: with much (speech)
• बहुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by much (talk)’

• उक्तेन: by saying
• उक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by what is said’

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निर्देशक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• कीर्तितम्: is proclaimed
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘praised/declared’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Indra
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that the many divine powers named in the gods are expressions of one all-pervading Śakti; seeing the universe as Śakti leads the seeker from multiplicity toward the Shaiva understanding of the Supreme (Pati) and His Power.

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

In Linga worship, the devotee honors Shiva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) while recognizing the manifest world as His Śakti; this verse supports that Saguna forms and cosmic functions are unified in the Shiva–Śakti principle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva–Śakti tattva-dhyāna during japa: while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate that all names and powers in the cosmos are one Śakti resting in and radiating from Shiva.