Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तीरमागत्य कौपीनं प्रक्षाल्याचम्य च द्विधा । प्रोक्षयेत्प्रणवेनैव वस्त्रमंगोपमार्जनम्

Transliteration

tīramāgatya kaupīnaṃ prakṣālyācamya ca dvidhā | prokṣayetpraṇavenaiva vastramaṃgopamārjanam

Translation

Am Flussufer angekommen, wasche man das kaupīna (Lendentuch) und vollziehe ācamana zweimal. Dann, indem man allein den Praṇava (Oṁ) spricht, besprenge man zur Reinigung und wische den Körper mit demselben Tuch ab, als Läuterungsritus vor der Verehrung.

Word by Word

• tīram: the bank/shore
• tīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āgatya: having come (to)
• āgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having come’

• kaupīnaṃ: loincloth
• kaupīnaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaupīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-kṣāl (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having washed’

• ācamya: having performed ācamana (sipping)
• ācamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-cam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having sipped (water), having performed ācamana’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• dvidhā: in two ways; twice
• dvidhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dvidhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• prokṣayet: should sprinkle
• prokṣayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ukṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• praṇavena: with the Praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात-अव्यय)

• vastram: cloth/garment
• vastram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• aṅga-upamārjanam: wiping/cleansing of the body
• aṅga-upamārjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + upamārjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (aṅgasya upamārjanam)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes external śuddhi (riverbank cleansing, ācamana, prokṣaṇa) as removal of mala/impurity that veils the soul—preparatory to unveiling through worship.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (praṇava)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer cleanliness supports inner purity: by washing, performing ācamana, and purifying with Oṁ, the devotee steadies body and mind so worship may be offered to Pati (Shiva) with clarity and reverence.

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

It outlines preparatory acts before approaching Saguna Shiva in worship (such as Linga-pūjā): purification through water and the Pranava makes the devotee fit to offer upacāras with disciplined attention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ācamana twice, then purify by sprinkling water while reciting Oṁ (Pranava), and wipe/cleanse the body with a clean cloth—an immediate practical step before mantra-japa or Shiva-pūjā.