Shloka 65

प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva

Devanagari script

मामेव चिंतयेन्नित्यं परमात्मानमात्मनि । विशुद्धे निर्विकारे वै ब्रह्मसाक्षिणमव्ययम्

Transliteration

māmeva ciṃtayennityaṃ paramātmānamātmani | viśuddhe nirvikāre vai brahmasākṣiṇamavyayam

Translation

Man soll unablässig nur über Mich meditieren—das höchste Selbst—im eigenen Selbst: die vollkommen reine, wahrhaft unveränderliche, unvergängliche Wirklichkeit, den Zeugen des Brahman.

Word by Word

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (adverbial use)

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); कर्मधारय-समास (paramaḥ ātmā)

• आत्मनि: in the self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative)

• विशुद्धे: in the pure (state)
• विशुद्धे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative); विशेषण (qualifying आत्मनि/परमात्मनि)

• निर्विकारे: in the changeless
• निर्विकारे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative); विशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• ब्रह्मसाक्षिणम्: the witness of Brahman
• ब्रह्मसाक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ sākṣī = witness of Brahman)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); विशेषण (qualifying परमात्मानम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Paramatman

FAQs

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

It instructs the seeker to internalize Shiva as the Paramatman—pure, changeless, and imperishable—realized through steady meditation on the witnessing consciousness that underlies all experience.

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

Linga and Saguna worship help focus the mind and purify devotion, culminating in the inner recognition of Shiva as the formless, changeless Witness (nirvikara) spoken of here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A daily practice of dhyāna: quiet contemplation on Shiva within the heart as the Witness, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and purity disciplines such as vibhuti (Tripundra) and Rudraksha when appropriate.