Shloka 100

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

Devanagari script

शिवस्य दर्शनं लब्धा स्वात्मारामत्वमेव हि । यथा रविः स्वकिरणादशुद्धिमपनेष्यति

Transliteration

śivasya darśanaṃ labdhā svātmārāmatvameva hi | yathā raviḥ svakiraṇādaśuddhimapaneṣyati

Translation

শিবদর্শন লাভ করে সাধক নিশ্চয়ই স্বাত্মানন্দে প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়; যেমন সূর্য নিজের কিরণে অশুদ্ধি দূর করে।

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: vision/darśana
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• लब्धा: having obtained
• लब्धा: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate participle to implied feminine subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे (having obtained)

• स्व-आत्म-आरामत्वम्: the state of delighting in one’s own Self
• स्व-आत्म-आरामत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject or predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आरामत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्व

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative: just as)

• रविः: the sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्व-किरणात्: from/with its own rays
• स्व-किरणात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अपादान (from/by means of)

• अशुद्धिम्: impurity
• अशुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपनेष्यति: will remove
• अपनेष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sun (Ravi)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-darśana is not merely a momentary vision but a transformative grace that establishes the devotee in svātmārāmatva—inner self-abidance—while burning away impurities (mala) as sunlight dispels darkness.

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

In Śaiva practice, worship of the Śiva-liṅga (saguṇa upāsanā) culminates in Śiva’s direct ‘darśana’—the felt presence of Pati—which purifies the bound soul and leads it toward steadiness in the Self, beyond mere external ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dhyāna on Śiva’s luminous presence is implied; the verse emphasizes inner purification through grace, supported by disciplined worship and meditation.