Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियः पंचलक्षेण क्षत्त्रत्वमपनेष्यति । पुनश्च पंचलक्षेण क्षत्त्रियो ब्राह्मणो भवेत्

Transliteration

kṣatriyaḥ paṃcalakṣeṇa kṣattratvamapaneṣyati | punaśca paṃcalakṣeṇa kṣattriyo brāhmaṇo bhavet

Translation

من خلال خمسة لك (من العد)، يتخلص الكشاتريا من صفة الكشاتريا؛ ومرة أخرى، بخمسة لك أخرى، يصبح ذلك الكشاتريا براهمياً. وهكذا يشير البورانا إلى الصقل الداخلي من خلال الانضباط الموجه نحو شيفا.

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: a kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पञ्चलक्षेण: by (the count of) five lakhs
• पञ्चलक्षेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चलक्ष (प्रातिपदिक: पञ्च + लक्ष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (संख्यापूर्वक)

• क्षत्त्रत्वम्: kshatriya-hood
• क्षत्त्रत्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्त्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपनेष्यति: will remove
• अपनेष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• पञ्चलक्षेण: by five lakhs
• पञ्चलक्षेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चलक्ष (प्रातिपदिक: पञ्च + लक्ष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास

• क्षत्त्रियः: the kshatriya
• क्षत्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्त्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणः: a brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• भवेत्: would become / may become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes inner qualification (adhikāra) and purification over inherited status; points to Śiva’s grace as enabling ascent in spiritual eligibility.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained Śiva-centered discipline (such as prescribed japa or observance counted in lakhs) purifies character and tendencies, enabling a person to rise toward brahminical qualities—steadiness, restraint, and devotion—supporting the path to mokṣa.

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

Large-count practices are typically performed in the presence of the Śiva-liṅga with faith in Saguna Śiva, using worship, japa, and vows to refine the devotee; the verse highlights transformation as the fruit of such liṅga-centered sādhana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A high-count japa/observance measured in “pañca-lakṣa” units—commonly understood as repeated mantra practice (often the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) supported by purity, vrata, and regular Śiva-pūjā.