Shloka 60

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

ततश्शुद्धकदल्यादिपात्रेषु क्षालितेषु च । अन्नादिभोज्यद्रव्याणि दत्त्वा दर्भैः पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

tataśśuddhakadalyādipātreṣu kṣāliteṣu ca | annādibhojyadravyāṇi dattvā darbhaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

Then, in clean vessels such as those made of banana leaves, duly washed, one should place the edible offerings—rice and other foods—setting each portion separately with darbha grass.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘then/from that’

• शुद्धकदल्यादिपात्रेषु: in clean vessels like banana-leaf etc.
• शुद्धकदल्यादिपात्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध-कदली-आदि-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक; शुद्ध + कदली + आदि + पात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; समासः (determinative): ‘in vessels such as purified banana(-leaf) etc.’

• क्षालितेषु: (when they are) washed
• क्षालितेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute with पात्रेषु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षाल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘having been washed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्नादिभोज्यद्रव्याणि: food and other edible items
• अन्नादिभोज्यद्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-आदि-भोज्य-द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + आदि + भोज्य + द्रव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः (determinative): ‘edible items/substances such as food etc.’

• दत्त्वा: having given/placed
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having given/placing’

• दर्भैः: with darbha grass
• दर्भैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is expressed through disciplined purity and orderly offering—outer cleanliness and careful arrangement reflect inner reverence and steadiness of mind.

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

In Saguna worship of Shiva as the Linga, naivedya is offered with sanctity: clean vessels and separated portions symbolize respectful, rule-based upachara offered to the manifest Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical puja step is indicated: prepare washed leaf/clean plates, place rice and other foods as naivedya, and use darbha to demarcate or keep offerings distinct—supporting a focused, sattvic worship mood.