Shloka 68

Devanagari script

श्रीरुद्रं चमकं सूक्तं पौरुषं च यथाविधि । चित्ते सदाशिवन्ध्यात्वा जपेद्ब्रह्माणि पञ्च च

Transliteration

śrīrudraṃ camakaṃ sūktaṃ pauruṣaṃ ca yathāvidhi | citte sadāśivandhyātvā japedbrahmāṇi pañca ca

Translation

He should, in the prescribed manner, recite the Śrī Rudra hymn, the Camaka, and the Pauruṣa Sūkta; and, meditating upon Sadāśiva in his heart, he should also repeat the five Brahma-mantras.

Word by Word

• श्रीरुद्रम्: Śrī Rudra (hymn)
• श्रीरुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'श्रियः रुद्रः' (Śrī-Rudra hymn/name)

• चमकम्: Camaka (hymn section)
• चमकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूक्तम्: hymn
• सूक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पौरुषम्: Pauruṣa (hymn)
• पौरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यथा-विधि: according to rule
• यथा-विधि: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb)

• चित्ते: in the mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ध्यान-कर्म (object of meditation)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), 'having meditated'

• जपेत्: he should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्माणि: sacred formulas/mantras
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'ब्रह्माणि' = वेदमन्त्राणि/ब्रह्म-शब्दितानि

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (five, qualifying brahmāṇi)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Vedic Rudra-recitation and inner dhyāna of Sadāśiva as a means of purification and eligibility for Śiva’s grace; integrates śruti-mantra with Śaiva theism.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: श्रीरुद्रं चमकं ... जपेद्ब्रह्माणि पञ्च च

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer recitation of sacred hymns becomes spiritually fruitful when united with inner contemplation of Sadāśiva—devotion (bhakti) and disciplined practice (japa/vidhi) together purify the soul and orient it toward liberation under the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā through prescribed Vedic hymns (Śrī Rudram, Camakam, Puruṣa Sūkta) while directing the devotee to hold Sadāśiva in the heart—linking ritual worship (including Linga worship) with internalized meditative presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform rule-based mantra recitation of Śrī Rudram, Camakam, and Puruṣa Sūkta, and add focused heart-meditation on Sadāśiva along with japa of five sacred Brahma-mantras (pañca-brahma), integrating chanting with dhyāna.