Shloka 105

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

पुनश्चैवंविधेनैव जपेन सुसमाहितः । शिवलोकादिभूतं हि कालचक्रमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

punaścaivaṃvidhenaiva japena susamāhitaḥ | śivalokādibhūtaṃ hi kālacakramavāpnuyāt

Translation

ثمّ أيضًا، إذا كان الذهن مجموعًا على أحسن حال، وبالجَپَا (japa) المؤدّاة على هذا النحو بعينه، ينال المرء «عجلة الزمان» (kālacakra) المتجذّرة في عالم شيفا وما فوقه من العوالم؛ وبنعمة شيفا يتجاوز الزمن الدنيوي المعتاد.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एवंविधेन: by such a kind (of)
• एवंविधेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग possible by context; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• जपेन: by repetition/chanting (japa)
• जपेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सुसमाहितः: well-concentrated
• सुसमाहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्+आ+धा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवलोकादिभूतम्: consisting of (the cycle beginning with) Śivaloka etc.
• शिवलोकादिभूतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-लोक-आदि-भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समास: (शिवलोक + आदि) तत्पुरुष, ततः 'आदिभूत' (आदि=beginning + भूत=consisting of)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• कालचक्रम्: wheel/cycle of time
• कालचक्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kālasya cakram)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the teaching of Śiva-worship to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla is famed as the Lord who governs and transcends time; the verse’s ‘kālacakra’ rooted in Śivaloka mirrors Mahākāla theology where time is Śiva’s power and is overcome by His grace.

Significance: Associated with mastery over time-bound fear and karmic cycles; devotion is believed to orient the practitioner toward Śivaloka and beyond saṃsāric temporality.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kālacakra (cycle of time) as a cosmic principle rooted in higher lokas

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined, concentrated japa aligns the soul (paśu) with Śiva (Pati), enabling one to rise beyond mundane time-bound existence and approach Śiva’s higher state/realm through grace.

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, japa is typically performed alongside Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (often with the Liṅga as the support), where focused repetition purifies bonds (pāśa) and leads the devotee toward Śiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-japa repeatedly “in this very manner” with steady concentration (samādhāna); the practical takeaway is sustained daily japa—classically of the Pañcākṣarī—joined with inner composure and devotion.