Shloka 61

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

अघोरहृदयं तद्वद्वामगुह्यं महेश्वरम् । सद्योजातं च तन्मूर्तिमष्टत्रिंशत्कलामयम्

Transliteration

aghorahṛdayaṃ tadvadvāmaguhyaṃ maheśvaram | sadyojātaṃ ca tanmūrtimaṣṭatriṃśatkalāmayam

Translation

Ebenso soll er Aghora als das «Herz» und Vāma als das «verborgene Geheimnis» Mahēśvaras betrachten; und auch Sadyojāta—diese eigene Gestalt des Herrn—als aus achtunddreißig göttlichen Kalās (Energien/Teilen) bestehend.

Word by Word

• अघोर: Aghora (a form/name)
• अघोर: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: aghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (name/epithet)

• हृदयम्: heart (mantra/essence)
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• अघोरहृदयम्: the heart (mantra) of Aghora
• अघोरहृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aghora + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘अघोरस्य हृदयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise, similarly
• तद्वत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तुलनार्थक (comparative adverb)

• वाम: Vāma (a form/name)
• वाम: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (name/epithet)

• गुह्यम्: secret (mantra/essence)
• गुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• वामगुह्यम्: the secret (mantra) of Vāma
• वामगुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma + guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘वामस्य गुह्यम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• सद्योजातम्: Sadyojāta
• सद्योजातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadyojāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun) ‘तद्’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• मूर्तिम्: form, embodiment
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• तन्मूर्तिम्: that form
• तन्मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारयभाव/सर्वनामपूर्वपद) ‘तत्-मूर्ति’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अष्टत्रिंशत्: thirty-eight
• अष्टत्रिंशत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭātriṃśat (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• कला: part, digit, kalā
• कला: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); तद्धितान्त ‘-मय’ (consisting of)

• अष्टत्रिंशत्कलामयम्: consisting of thirty-eight kalās
• अष्टत्रिंशत्कलामयम्: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭātriṃśat + kalā + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (निर्धारण/षष्ठीभाव) ‘अष्टत्रिंशत्-कलाभिः मयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Aghoramūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches a contemplative mapping of Śiva’s aspects (Aghora, Vāma, Sadyojāta) onto inner spiritual loci—heart and hidden mystery—so the sādhaka recognizes the Lord as the indwelling Pati whose energies (kalās) pervade and structure spiritual realization.

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

The verse supports Saguna upāsanā by giving specific divine aspects to meditate upon; in Linga worship, these become inner visualizations and mantric identifications, treating the Linga as the unified seat of Śiva’s multiple faces/energies rather than a mere symbol.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice is implied: while performing pūjā (often with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and mantra-japa), contemplate Aghora in the heart, Vāma as the inner secret, and Sadyojāta as the manifest form, integrating mantra and visualization into one-pointed worship.