Shloka 48

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

मत्संन्यासांगभूतं यद्विश्वेदेवादिकं तथा । श्राद्धमष्टविधं मातामहगतं पार्वणेन वै

Transliteration

matsaṃnyāsāṃgabhūtaṃ yadviśvedevādikaṃ tathā | śrāddhamaṣṭavidhaṃ mātāmahagataṃ pārvaṇena vai

Translation

Ferner gehören zu den Gliedern Meiner Entsagungsdisziplin die Opfergaben, beginnend mit denen an die Viśvedevas und dergleichen. Ebenso das achtfache śrāddha — insbesondere das für den Großvater mütterlicherseits — zusammen mit dem pārvana-Ritus.

Word by Word

• mat-saṃnyāsa-aṅga-bhūtam: constituting a limb of my renunciation
• mat-saṃnyāsa-aṅga-bhūtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat-saṃnyāsa-aṅga-bhūta (प्रातिपदिक; mat + saṃnyāsa + aṅga + bhūta)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(that which is) a limb/part of my saṃnyāsa’

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• viśve-deva-ādikam: (the rite) beginning with the Viśvedevas
• viśve-deva-ādikam: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśve-deva-ādika (प्रातिपदिक; viśve devāḥ + ādika)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘Viśvedevas etc.’

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aṣṭa-vidham: eightfold
• aṣṭa-vidham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa-vidha (प्रातिपदिक; aṣṭa + vidha)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (numeral-determinative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mātāmaha-gatam: for the maternal grandfather
• mātāmaha-gatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mātāmaha-gata (प्रातिपदिक; mātāmaha + gata)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘pertaining to/for the maternal grandfather’

• pārvaṇena: by the pārvaṇa method
• pārvaṇena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/with the pārvaṇa (type of śrāddha)’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Viśvedevas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva renunciation is not mere withdrawal but a purified life that integrates dharmic duties—especially śrāddha and offerings to cosmic deities—so the aspirant becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

By framing these rites as part of Shiva’s own discipline, the verse links ritual purity and ancestral obligations to Saguna Shiva devotion—supporting Linga worship as a path where outer duty and inner surrender are harmonized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to performing śrāddha (including pārvana śrāddha and rites for the maternal line) with reverence; as a Shaiva complement, one may maintain purity, recite the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer worship with a disciplined, renunciatory attitude.