Shloka 67

Devanagari script

वदेज्जयेत्त्रिधा मन्दमध्योच्छ्रायक्रमान्मुने । प्रणवम्पूर्व्वमुद्धत्य सृष्टिस्थितिलयक्रमात्

Transliteration

vadejjayettridhā mandamadhyocchrāyakramānmune | praṇavampūrvvamuddhatya sṛṣṭisthitilayakramāt

Translation

O sage, one should utter and repeat it in three graded modes—soft, medium, and elevated. First, raising the Praṇava (Oṁ), one should proceed in the sequence of creation, preservation, and dissolution.

Word by Word

• vadet: should utter
• vadet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘वदेत्’ (should utter)

• jayet: should chant (raise)
• jayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘जयेत्’ (should pronounce/recite in a victorious/raised manner)

• tridhā: in three ways
• tridhā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tridhā (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘in three ways’)

• manda-madhya-ucchrāya-kramāt: according to the sequence of low–middle–high (tones)
• manda-madhya-ucchrāya-kramāt: Karaṇa (करण/Instrumental sense via ablative ‘according to/from’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchrāya (प्रातिपदिक) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—समाहारद्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ (मन्दः मध्यमः उच्च्रायः—एतेषां क्रमः; ‘by the sequence of low, medium, and high pitch’)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• praṇavam: Praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Kāla (काल/Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘first/before’)

• uddhatya: having raised/intoned
• uddhatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√han/√hṛ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), ‘उद्धत्य’ = ‘उद्धृत्य/उत्क्षिप्य’ (having raised/uttered aloud)

• sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya-kramāt: according to the order of creation–maintenance–dissolution
• sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya-kramāt: Karaṇa (करण/According to sequence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sthiti (प्रातिपदिक) + laya (प्रातिपदिक) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—समाहारद्वन्द्व (सृष्टिः स्थितिः लयः—एतेषां क्रमः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching a sage in the Kailasa discourse tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (praṇava) — recited in graded tones; sequence indicated: sṛṣṭi–sthiti–laya

Type: gayatri

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Triadic cosmology encoded in mantra-krama (sṛṣṭi–sthiti–laya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-recitation: the seeker refines attention through three intensities of sound and contemplates the cosmic rhythm—sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and laya—leading the mind toward Shiva as the Lord (Pati) beyond all phases.

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

In Shaiva practice, Oṁ precedes and sanctifies worship; the Linga is revered as the stable axis of creation, maintenance, and dissolution. Meditating on these functions while reciting Praṇava supports Saguna-upāsanā and matures it toward realization of Shiva’s transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Praṇava-japa in three levels (soft, medium, and elevated), then meditate sequentially on creation, preservation, and dissolution—using the mantra’s vibration to steady the breath and mind in a Shaiva yogic contemplation.