Shloka 10

Devīkṛta-praśna-varṇana (Description of the Goddess’s Questions) / देवीकृतप्रश्नवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

महादेव्युवाच । भगवन्परमेशान पञ्चकृत्यविधायक । सर्वज्ञ भक्तिसुलभ परमामृतविग्रह

Transliteration

mahādevyuvāca | bhagavanparameśāna pañcakṛtyavidhāyaka | sarvajña bhaktisulabha paramāmṛtavigraha

Translation

مہادیوی نے کہا— اے بھگوان، اے پرمیشان! پانچ الٰہی افعال کے مقرر کرنے والے، سب کچھ جاننے والے، بھکتی سے آسانی سے ملنے والے، اور پرم امرت کے مجسم پیکر!

Word by Word

• महादेवी: Mahādevī
• महादेवी: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्तृ (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (वच्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord
• भगवन्: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• परमेशान: O Supreme Lord (Īśāna)
• परमेशान: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (परमः ईशानः)

• पञ्चकृत्यविधायक: O ordainer of the five acts
• पञ्चकृत्यविधायक: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (वि-धा-धातु से ‘विधायक’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष (पञ्चकृत्यानां विधायकः)

• सर्वज्ञ: O omniscient one
• सर्वज्ञ: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (ज्ञा-धातु से ‘ज्ञ’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वं जानाति)

• भक्तिसुलभ: easily attainable through devotion
• भक्तिसुलभ: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सुलभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या सुलभः)

• परमामृतविग्रह: O one whose form is supreme nectar
• परमामृतविग्रह: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमम् अमृतम् इव विग्रहः/स्वरूपम्)

Speaker

Parvati (Mahadevi)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Mahādevī’s epithets identify Śiva as Pañcakṛtya-vidhāyaka and bhakti-sulabha; this frames the ensuing teaching as grace (anugraha) flowing from the Lord who both conceals and reveals, yet is approachable through devotion.

Significance: Recalling Śiva as bhakti-sulabha encourages nāma-smaraṇa and surrender; devotees seek anugraha—release from pāśa (mala/māyā/karma) through Śiva’s compassionate accessibility.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: bhagavan parameśāna pañcakṛtya-vidhāyaka | sarvajña bhakti-sulabha paramāmṛta-vigraha

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

This verse identifies Śiva as the Pati who performs the pañcakṛtya (five cosmic functions) and as the giver of anugraha (liberating grace), while also affirming that He is most readily approached through bhakti—devotion that matures into liberation.

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

Calling Śiva “paramāmṛta-vigraha” highlights Saguna Śiva—His gracious, worshipable presence. In Śaiva practice, the Liṅga embodies this accessible form through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Lord who still governs the five acts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct takeaway is bhakti-centered worship—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Liṅga-pūjā, supported by Śaiva disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady devotion and remembrance.