Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 27

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

Devanagari script

प्रबद्धहस्तौ किल तौ तदंतिके तमेव देवं जगतुर्जगद्गुरुम्

Transliteration

prabaddhahastau kila tau tadaṃtike tameva devaṃ jagaturjagadgurum

Translation

Magkasanib ang mga palad sa paggalang, lumapit ang dalawa sa Kanya lamang—sa mismong Panginoon, ang Diyos ng daigdig at ang Guru ng sansinukob.

Word by Word

• प्रबद्धहस्तौ: with hands bound/folded
• प्रबद्धहस्तौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् धातु) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; कृदन्त: भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past passive participle) ‘प्रबद्ध’

• किल: indeed
• किल: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (emphasis/indeed)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of that’ (used with ‘अन्तिके’)

• अन्तिके: near, in the vicinity
• अन्तिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/particle (only/just)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to ‘तम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जगतुः: of the world
• जगतुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जगत्-गुरुम्: the teacher of the world
• जगत्-गुरुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to ‘देवम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘जगतः गुरु:’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): approaching Shiva—the Jagadguru—with humility (añjali) is the right inner posture for receiving grace and guidance toward liberation.

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

The act of approaching “that very Deva” mirrors upāsanā of Saguna Shiva—coming near the Linga or Shiva’s manifest presence with reverence, acknowledging Him as the world’s Lord and Guru.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali (folded hands) and mental surrender while reciting the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—approaching Shiva with a calm, devoted mind as if standing in His presence.