Shloka 12

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

बुद्धीन्द्रियाणां कथितः श्रोत्रादिक्रमतस्ततः । वैकारिकादहंकारात्तन्मात्राण्यभवन्क्रमात्

Transliteration

buddhīndriyāṇāṃ kathitaḥ śrotrādikramatastataḥ | vaikārikādahaṃkārāttanmātrāṇyabhavankramāt

Translation

于是，认知诸根依次被宣说——先从听觉等开始。其后，由我执（ahaṅkāra）的毗迦利迦（vaikarika，萨埵性）部分，诸细微境（tanmātra）按次第相继生起。

Word by Word

• बुद्धीन्द्रियाणाम्: of the cognitive senses
• बुद्धीन्द्रियाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बुद्धेः इन्द्रियाणि)

• कथितः: is stated/has been described
• कथितः: कर्मणि-भावे विधेय (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘कथित’ = said/declared

• श्रोत्र-आदि-क्रमतः: in sequence beginning with the ear (hearing) etc.
• श्रोत्र-आदि-क्रमतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रोत्र + आदि + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; ‘क्रमतः’ इति अव्यय (adverbial, “in order/sequence”), ‘आदि’ = etc.

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle)

• वैकारिकात्: from the vaikārika (type)
• वैकारिकात्: अपादान (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमीविभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (from the vaikārika [ahaṃkāra])

• अहंकारात्: from ego-principle (ahaṃkāra)
• अहंकारात्: अपादान (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमीविभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• तन्मात्राणि: the tanmātras (subtle elements)
• तन्मात्राणि: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य मात्राः)

• अभवन्: came into being/arose
• अभवन्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रमात्: in due order/gradually
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial use of ablative: ‘in order/gradually’); पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic tattva teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames bondage (paśutva) in terms of tattvas: when cognition runs outward through the senses and their subtle objects, awareness is dispersed. Shaiva teaching uses this map so the seeker can reverse the flow—withdraw from indriyas and tanmātras and rest in Pati (Śiva) through yoga and devotion.

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

Linga-worship gathers the scattered indriyas into a single sacred focus. By offering sound (mantra), form (darśana), scent (gandha), and other sense-objects to the Linga, the same tanmātras that bind are ritually purified and redirected toward Saguna Śiva, preparing the mind for inner stillness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is pratyāhāra (sense-withdrawal) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.” During pūjā, apply bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and use rudrākṣa while keeping attention from sense-objects back to Śiva as the indwelling witness.