Shloka 60

Devanagari script

प्रणवस्सर्ववेदादिः प्रणवः शिववाचकः । मन्त्राधिराजराजश्च महाबीजं मनुः परः

Transliteration

praṇavassarvavedādiḥ praṇavaḥ śivavācakaḥ | mantrādhirājarājaśca mahābījaṃ manuḥ paraḥ

Translation

প্ৰণৱ (ওঁ) সকলো বেদৰ আদিস্ৰোত। প্ৰণৱেই শিৱৰ বাচক। ই মন্ত্রসমূহৰ অধিৰাজ, পৰম মহাবীজ আৰু সৰ্বোচ্চ মনু (পবিত্ৰ মন্ত্র) ।

Word by Word

• praṇavaḥ: Praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva-veda-ādiḥ: the beginning of all Vedas etc.
• sarva-veda-ādiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of praṇavaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (veda-ādi = वेदानाम् आदिः; sarva-veda-ādi = सर्ववेदानाम् आदिः)

• praṇavaḥ: Praṇava
• praṇavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śiva-vācakaḥ: denoting Śiva
• śiva-vācakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of praṇavaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śivasya vācakaḥ = शिववाचकः)

• mantra-adhirāja-rājaḥ: the supreme king among mantras
• mantra-adhirāja-rājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional to praṇavaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhirāja (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (mantrāṇām adhirājaḥ; tasya rājā = ‘king of the overlord of mantras’ i.e., supreme king among mantras)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahā-bījam: the great seed (syllable)
• mahā-bījam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional/predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बीजम्)

• manuḥ: mantra / sacred formula
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paraḥ: supreme
• paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Veda-origin doctrine: Praṇava as ādi of śruti and mantra-king

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Oṃ (Praṇava) as the supreme seed-sound that reveals Śiva as Pati (the Lord) and supports Vedic revelation; meditating on it is presented as a direct aid toward liberation (moksha) in a Shaiva understanding.

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

Praṇava is taught as Śiva’s verbal emblem: it sanctifies external worship (such as Linga-pūjā) and also leads the mind inward toward Śiva’s subtle presence, bridging Saguna devotion and the deeper contemplation of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Praṇava-japa (repetition of Oṃ) with steady breath and focused awareness, optionally as a preparatory mantra before Shiva worship and before reciting Shaiva mantras such as the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya).