Shloka 32

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

एतदेव पदं प्राप्यं यतीनां भवितात्मनाम् । सदाशिवोपासकानां प्रणवासक्तचेतसाम्

Transliteration

etadeva padaṃ prāpyaṃ yatīnāṃ bhavitātmanām | sadāśivopāsakānāṃ praṇavāsaktacetasām

Translation

Allein dieser Zustand ist von den Yati mit geläuterter Wesenheit zu erlangen — von den Verehrern Sadāśivas, deren Geist dem Praṇava (Oṃ) hingegeben ist.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्यम्: to be attained
• प्राप्यम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + प्र-उपसर्ग + यत् (प्रत्यय; भाव्य/gerundive)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/तव्यत्-अर्थे भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्—‘प्राप्तव्यं/attainable/should be attained’

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भवितृ-आत्मनाम्: of those whose inner being is becoming (spiritually transformed)
• भवितृ-आत्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भवितुः आत्मा येषाम्—‘those whose self is to become/transform’) ; ‘यतीनाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सदा-शिव-उपासकानाम्: of worshippers of Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिव-उपासकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उपासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सदाशिवस्य उपासकाः तेषाम्)

• प्रणव-आसक्त-चेतसाम्: whose minds are attached to the Praṇava (Om)
• प्रणव-आसक्त-चेतसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सञ्ज्/√सक्त् + आ-उपसर्ग + क्त) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (चेतस्), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रणवे आसक्तं चेतः येषाम्) ; ‘उपासकानाम्/यतीनाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Oṃ (praṇava)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that the highest spiritual station is attained by mature renunciants who worship Sadāśiva with a mind absorbed in Oṃ, indicating liberation through disciplined inner purity and Shiva-upāsanā.

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

Sadāśiva-upāsanā commonly includes Saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga and mantra-japa; absorption in Praṇava refines that worship toward realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Praṇava (Oṃ) japa and contemplation with steady mind, combined with Sadāśiva worship—especially mantra-based meditation as a renunciant discipline aimed at moksha.