Shloka 69

Devanagari script

ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मां त्वया सह । चिंतयेन्मध्यतस्तस्य नित्यमुद्युक्तमानसः

Transliteration

omityekākṣaraṃ brahma vyāharanmāṃ tvayā saha | ciṃtayenmadhyatastasya nityamudyuktamānasaḥ

Translation

‘ওঁ’—একাক্ষৰ ব্ৰহ্ম—উচ্চাৰণ কৰি, মোৰ প্ৰতি ভক্তিসহ, সেই নাদৰ মধ্যত অৱস্থিত মোক সদায় উদ্যমী মনৰে ধ্যান কৰিব।

Word by Word

• ओम्: Om
• ओम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ओम् (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-निपात (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation marker (इति-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एकाक्षरम्: single-syllabled
• एकाक्षरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु: ‘एकम् अक्षरम्’

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समानााधिकरणे ‘एकाक्षरम्’ इत्यनेन

• व्याहरन्: uttering/reciting
• व्याहरन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + आ + √हृ (धातु) / √आहृ (व्याहृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; क्रियासह ‘उच्चारयन्’ अर्थे

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you/with you
• त्वया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition/postposition): ‘with’

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मध्यतः: in the middle
• मध्यतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘in the middle’

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय: ‘always’

• उद्युक्तमानसः: one whose mind is constantly engaged
• उद्युक्तमानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्युक्त + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘उद्युक्तं मानसं यस्य सः’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Praṇava-centered upāsanā: internalizes the ‘liṅga’ as sound (nāda) and meaning (artha), leading the paśu toward Pati through grace-bearing contemplation.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (ekākṣaraṃ brahma)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Om

FAQs

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

It teaches that “Om” is not merely a sound but a doorway to the Supreme; by reciting it and meditating on Śiva as its inner core, the seeker turns mantra into direct God-centered contemplation leading toward liberation.

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

As the Liṅga is a sacred centre for focusing the mind on Śiva, this verse presents “Om” as an inner Liṅga—one meditates on Śiva dwelling at its centre, harmonizing external worship with internal dhyāna on Saguna Śiva that opens into the Supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of “Om” with steady concentration, followed by dhyāna that visualizes/realizes Śiva in the heart of the mantra—maintained daily with an alert, disciplined mind.