Shloka 50

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

दशांगमन्नं तेषां वै दद्याद्वैभक्तिपूर्वकम् । पराबुद्ध्या गुरोः पत्नीमीशानादिक्रमेण तु

Transliteration

daśāṃgamannaṃ teṣāṃ vai dadyādvaibhaktipūrvakam | parābuddhyā guroḥ patnīmīśānādikrameṇa tu

Translation

In Hingabe soll er ihnen die zehnfach zubereitete Speise darbringen. Und in höchster Ehrfurcht soll er auch die Gattin des Guru ehren, gemäß der rechten Ordnung, beginnend mit Īśāna.

Word by Word

• दशाङ्गम्: tenfold/with ten parts
• दशाङ्गम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Numerical compound), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘अन्नम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेषाम्: for them/of them
• तेषाम्: सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध (Beneficiary relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle/emphatic)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• वैभक्ति: distribution/portioning (as per shares)
• वैभक्ति: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रातिपदिक (stem) — समासे पूर्वपदम्

• पूर्वकम्: preceded by/according to
• पूर्वकम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• परा: supreme/excellent
• परा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘बुद्ध्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• बुद्ध्या: with understanding/intention
• बुद्ध्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• पत्नीम्: wife
• पत्नीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशानादि: beginning with Īśāna
• ईशानादि: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Determinative: ‘ईशानः आदिः यस्य’/‘beginning with Īśāna’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘क्रमेण’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• क्रमेण: in order/sequence
• क्रमेण: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle; contrast/emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Ishana

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) must be expressed through disciplined conduct—especially anna-dāna and reverent service to the Guru’s household—since honoring the Guru supports right knowledge and steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.

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

In Linga-worship, offerings are not merely substances but acts of surrender. The verse aligns personal worship with social-sacred duty: honoring the Guru and proper ritual order (beginning with Īśāna) preserves the sanctity of Saguna Shiva worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer sanctified food with devotion (anna-nivedana/anna-dāna) and follow īśānādi-krama (the Īśāna-first ritual sequence) while maintaining reverence toward the Guru and the Guru’s wife as part of daily Shaiva discipline.