Shloka 73

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

तूष्णीं दद्यात्साक्षतोदं त्रिषु स्थानेषु च क्रमात् । स्थानेष्वन्येषु मातृषु मार्ज्जयन्तास्ततः परम्

Transliteration

tūṣṇīṃ dadyātsākṣatodaṃ triṣu sthāneṣu ca kramāt | sthāneṣvanyeṣu mātṛṣu mārjjayantāstataḥ param

Translation

In Schweigen soll man jenes Wasser unmittelbar und der rechten Reihenfolge gemäß an den drei vorgeschriebenen Stellen darbringen. Danach soll man an den übrigen, mit den Müttern (Mātṛ) verbundenen Orten fortfahren, zu wischen und zu reinigen.

Word by Word

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (silently)

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• साक्षत-उदम्: water with grains (akṣata)
• साक्षत-उदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षत + उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (साक्षतं युक्तम् उदकम्/उदं)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (स्थानेषु इति विशेष्य-अनुरोधेन)

• स्थानेषु: in places
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

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

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in order)

• स्थानेषु: in (other) places
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (other)

• मातृषु: among the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातृषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• मार्जयन्ताः: cleansing/wiping
• मार्जयन्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (thereafter/from there)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (further/next)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva ritual injunctions as taught in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship is both outer and inner: the ordered offering of water is matched by tūṣṇīm (silence), indicating inward recollection and single-pointed devotion—key to purification (śuddhi) and grace (anugraha) in a Śaiva Siddhānta sense.

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

The verse reflects abhiṣeka-oriented, saguna upāsanā: water is offered in prescribed places and sequence, emphasizing correct ritual nyāsa/placement and cleanliness, which supports reverent approach to the Liṅga as the accessible form through which the formless Lord bestows blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform water-offering (udaka) in the stated three placements in order, maintaining silence; then cleanse/wipe the remaining designated spots—practically aligning with disciplined pūjā, purity of the altar, and meditative restraint (mauna) during worship.