Shloka 48

दुर्गोपवीत-रचना तथा शिवामलङ्कारोत्सवः | The Making of the Durgopavīta and Pārvatī’s Auspicious Adornment Festival

Devanagari script

तत्रोपविष्टो गर्गश्च यत्रास्ति घटिकालयम् । यावच्छेषा घटी तावत्कृतम्प्रणवभाषणम्

Transliteration

tatropaviṣṭo gargaśca yatrāsti ghaṭikālayam | yāvaccheṣā ghaṭī tāvatkṛtampraṇavabhāṣaṇam

Translation

Dort setzte sich der Weise Garga an den Ort, wo die Wasseruhr aufbewahrt wurde. Solange noch eine ghaṭī verblieb, fuhr er fort, den Praṇava (Om) zu sprechen.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Place-locative/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• उपविष्टः: seated
• उपविष्टः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + विश् (धातु) → उपविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: देशाधिकरण (Place-locative/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: “where”)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• घटिका-लयम्: the ghaṭikā-clock/time-measure (water-clock)
• घटिका-लयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटिका (प्रातिपदिक) + लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घटिकायाः लयम् = time-measuring device/place)

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: सम्बन्ध (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (correlative: “as long as / until”)

• शेषा: remaining
• शेषा: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; adjective qualifying घटी

• घटी: a ghaṭī (time unit)
• घटी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• तावत्: so long, that much
• तावत्: सम्बन्ध (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (correlative: “so long / that much”)

• कृतम्: was done, was performed
• कृतम्: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; predicate with implied ‘अभवत्/आसीत्’

• प्रणव-भाषणम्: uttering/recitation of the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणव-भाषणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + भाषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रणवस्य भाषणम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The scene is a vivāha-ritual setting where time is measured by ghaṭikā (water-clock) and Praṇava is recited to sanctify the liminal interval before the rite; not a Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Praṇava-japa at auspicious junctions (lagna, saṅdhi) is held to purify the rite and steady the mind; hearing this encourages disciplined mantra practice aligned with kāla (sacred time).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (praṇava)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Garga

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined mantra-sādhana: the sage measures time and sustains Praṇava-japa, showing that steady, attentive repetition of Om purifies the mind and turns it toward Pati (Śiva) as the inner Lord.

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

Praṇava (Om) is used as a seed-sound leading the devotee from outward worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) into inward contemplation; it supports Saguna devotion while pointing to Śiva’s transcendent presence beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is time-bound japa: sit in a fixed place, set a clear duration (traditionally a ghaṭī), and recite Om with focused awareness—an approach compatible with Shaiva mantra practice alongside pūjā, bhasma, or rudrākṣa observances.