Shloka 5

Kṣaura-Snāna-Vidhi — Rite of Tonsure/Shaving and Purificatory Bath (Śaiva Procedure)

Devanagari script

स्थापितम्प्रोक्षितन्तोयैश्शिवं शिवमितीरयन् । स्वनेत्रे पिहिते चैवानामांगुष्ठाभिमंत्रिते

Transliteration

sthāpitamprokṣitantoyaiśśivaṃ śivamitīrayan | svanetre pihite caivānāmāṃguṣṭhābhimaṃtrite

Translation

بعد أن وضعوه في موضعه ورشّوه بالماء، نطقوا: «شيفا، شيفا». ثم، وقد أغمضوا أعينهم برفق، وبالخنصر البنصر والإبهام المكرّسين بالمانترا، مضَوا في العبادة.

Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: placed/installed
• स्थापितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); ‘placed/installed’

• प्रोक्षितम्: sprinkled
• प्रोक्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); ‘sprinkled’

• तोयैः: with waters
• तोयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवम्: “Śiva” (the name)
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नामोच्चारणे (as mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyaprakāśaka (वाक्यप्रकाशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• ईरयन्: uttering / reciting
• ईरयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्व-नेत्रे: in/at (his) own eyes (both)
• स्व-नेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), द्विवचन (Dual); कर्मधारय (‘one’s own eyes’)

• पिहिते: closed
• पिहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), द्विवचन (Dual); ‘when (they are) closed’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अनामाम्: the ring finger
• अनामाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘ring-finger’

• अङ्गुष्ठ-अभिमन्त्रिते: (when they are) consecrated with the thumb
• अङ्गुष्ठ-अभिमन्त्रिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि-मन्त्रित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), द्विवचन (Dual); ‘अभिमन्त्रित’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (consecrated/enchanted); तत्पुरुष (‘consecrated with/by the thumb’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivaṃ śivam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents worship as a union of outer purity (installing and sprinkling with water) and inner absorption (closing the eyes), showing that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is perfected when ritual and contemplative focus support each other.

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

The actions of placing (sthāpana) and sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) indicate formal upacāra to Saguna Śiva as the Liṅga—approaching the formless Lord through a sanctified form, as taught in Shaiva worship traditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-recitation of Śiva’s name during abhiṣeka/prokṣaṇa, combined with inward concentration (eyes closed) and mudrā-like use of the ring-finger and thumb after mantra-consecration, is implied as the practical method.