Shloka 45

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

इतरत्त्वात्मरक्षार्थं ब्रह्मयोनिषु जायते । दिवाकरमुपस्थाय नित्यमित्थं समाचरेत्

Transliteration

itarattvātmarakṣārthaṃ brahmayoniṣu jāyate | divākaramupasthāya nityamitthaṃ samācaret

Translation

Um das verkörperte Selbst davor zu bewahren, in niedrigere Daseinszustände zu fallen, soll man unter den von Brahmā Geborenen (edlen, dharmischen Geschlechtern) geboren werden. Darum soll man, nachdem man täglich die Sonne (Divākara) verehrt hat, stets auf diese Weise handeln.

Word by Word

• itaratva-ātma-rakṣā-artham: for the purpose of protecting the self from otherness/alienness
• itaratva-ātma-rakṣā-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaratva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (अर्थे/हेतौ): '-artham' ending used adverbially; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अव्ययीभावत्वात् अव्ययवत्)

• brahma-yoniṣu: in the wombs/origins of Brahmā
• brahma-yoniṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (yoni), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'is born/arises'

• divākaram: the Sun
• divākaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upasthāya: having approached/served
• upasthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-sthā (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having approached/attended'; अव्यय

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावप्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण: नित्य (acc. sg. used adverbially)

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb): 'thus/in this way'

• samācaret: should practice/perform
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'should practice/perform'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined daily worship and dharmic conduct protect the soul from slipping into lower states of embodiment, supporting a more sattvic life conducive to Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

By prescribing daily reverent practice (nitya-karman) such as honoring Divākara, it emphasizes purification and steadiness—qualities that make Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion fruitful and focused.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily worship/attendance upon the Sun (Divākara-upāsanā), performed consistently as part of one’s regular discipline, as a purifying support for Shaiva sādhanā.