Shloka 77

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

यथैन्द्रजालिकस्यापि योगिनो न भवेद्भ्रमः । गुरुणा ज्ञापितैश्वर्यश्शिवो भवति चिद्धनः

Transliteration

yathaindrajālikasyāpi yogino na bhavedbhramaḥ | guruṇā jñāpitaiśvaryaśśivo bhavati ciddhanaḥ

Translation

正如瑜伽行者不为幻术师的把戏所迷，同样，当上师（Guru）令弟子明了湿婆（Śiva）的主宰神威时，便证知湿婆即是觉知之宝藏——清净而光明的纯粹意识本身。

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative ‘as/just as’)

• ऐन्द्रजालिकस्य: of the magician
• ऐन्द्रजालिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्रजालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of a magician/illusionist’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• योगिनः: of the yogin
• योगिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of the yogin’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• भवेत्: would be/arise
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भ्रमः: confusion/delusion
• भ्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुरुणा: by the guru
• गुरुणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञापित: made known/taught
• ज्ञापित: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, णिच्-प्रयोग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in ज्ञापितैश्वर्यः)

• ऐश्वर्यः: lordship/power
• ऐश्वर्यः: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in ज्ञापितैश्वर्यः)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चित्: consciousness
• चित्: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in चिद्धनः)

• धनः: rich/abounding (in)
• धनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘चिद् एव धनम् यस्य’ (sense: rich in consciousness)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches that true knowledge of Shiva is not a mental trick or imagination: when the Guru reveals Shiva’s aiśvarya (supreme lordship), delusion falls away and Shiva is realized as cit—pure Consciousness—leading the seeker toward moksha.

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

Linga and Saguna worship steady the mind and purify devotion; through the Guru’s instruction, the devotee recognizes that the worshipped Shiva is not merely a form among forms but the Pati whose essence is Consciousness, transcending māyā while graciously appearing in form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Guru-guided japa and dhyāna: repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused contemplation that Shiva is cit (awareness) and not an object of illusion; maintain Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha as supports if part of one’s tradition.