Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 3

Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)

Devanagari script

इति ज्ञानं सदा ज्ञेयं सर्वं शिवमयं जगत् । शिवः सर्वमयो ज्ञेयस्सर्वज्ञेन विपश्चिता

Transliteration

iti jñānaṃ sadā jñeyaṃ sarvaṃ śivamayaṃ jagat | śivaḥ sarvamayo jñeyassarvajñena vipaścitā

Translation

因此，此智当恒常了知：整个宇宙皆为湿婆所遍满。湿婆以万有之相而住，应由通达一切真理的智者、明见者而证知。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle (इत्यर्थे)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (कालवाचक)

• ज्ञेयम्: to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Vidhi/predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे ‘ज्ञेय’ (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be known’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; जगत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शिव-मयम्: pervaded by Śiva
• शिव-मयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शिवेन मयम् (filled with Śiva)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• सर्व-मयः: all-pervading/consisting of all
• सर्व-मयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेण मयः (consisting of all)

• ज्ञेयः: to be known
• ज्ञेयः: Vidhi/predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे ‘ज्ञेय’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; ‘to be known’

• सर्व-ज्ञेन: by the omniscient one
• सर्व-ज्ञेन: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from ज्ञा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वं जानातीति सर्वज्ञः; instrument/agent phrase

• विपश्चिता: by the wise (sage)
• विपश्चिता: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; ‘by the wise’ (विपश्चित्-शब्दस्य तृतीया एकवचन रूपम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva insight that liberation-oriented knowledge is the steady recognition that all existence is permeated by Shiva, and that the wise should directly realize Shiva as the underlying reality of the entire world.

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

Linga worship trains the mind to perceive Shiva’s presence in a concrete sacred form; this verse extends that devotion into a universal vision—seeing the same Shiva, worshipped in the Linga, as present in all beings and all worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation that “all is Shivamaya,” supported by simple daily Shiva-puja (and, where practiced, Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudraksha) to stabilize this all-pervading awareness.