Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्

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Devanagari script

विष्णुस्त्वं जगतां व्यापी नान्यो जातोसि शांभव । यथा न केषां व्याप्यं च तत्सर्वं व्यापकं नभः

Transliteration

viṣṇustvaṃ jagatāṃ vyāpī nānyo jātosi śāṃbhava | yathā na keṣāṃ vyāpyaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ vyāpakaṃ nabhaḥ

Translation

Ôi Śāmbhava, Ngài thật là Đấng bao trùm khắp các thế giới—tự tánh chính là Viṣṇu; chẳng có ai khác sinh ra như vậy. Như hư không không nương vào vật gì để được chứa đựng mà vẫn thấm khắp muôn nơi, cũng thế Ngài là Đấng thấm khắp vũ trụ.

Word by Word

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vyāpī: all-pervading
• vyāpī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'tvam'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• anyaḥ: another (one)
• anyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātaḥ: born/arisen
• jātaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + ta (क्त, कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; used predicatively with 'asi'

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāṃbhava: O Śāmbhava (of Śambhu)
• śāṃbhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative/illustrative indeclinable (उपमानार्थ-अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• keṣām: of whom/anyone's
• keṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vyāpyam: pervaded (as an object)
• vyāpyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'tat'

• vyāpakam: pervading
• vyāpakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• nabhaḥ: sky/space
• nabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A doctrinal praise identifying Śiva as the true all-pervader (viṣṇu-tattva as vyāpti) using the sky (nabhas/ākāśa) analogy; not tied to a Jyotirliṅga locale.

Significance: Supports non-sectarian theism within Śaiva framing: Viṣṇu-ness (vyāpti) is affirmed as Śiva’s attribute; recitation fosters śānta-bhāva and metaphysical clarity.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: viṣṇustvaṃ jagatāṃ vyāpī nānyo jātosi śāṃbhava | yathā na keṣāṃ vyāpyaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ vyāpakaṃ nabhaḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Vyāpti doctrine via ākāśa-dṛṣṭānta (space analogy)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva is the supreme all-pervading Pati, and that “Viṣṇu” here signifies the pervading cosmic principle—pointing to the oneness of divine sovereignty rather than sectarian difference.

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

Though Śiva is formless and all-pervading like the sky, devotees worship Him in Saguna form—especially the Liṅga—as a concentrated support for devotion and realization of the same all-pervading reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as vyāpaka (all-pervading) while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the mind expand like the sky; optionally support practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids.