Shloka 44

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

मनो नासा तथोपस्थो गन्धो भूमिश्च पंचकम् । सद्येन ब्रह्मणा व्याप्तं पंचब्रह्ममयं जगत्

Transliteration

mano nāsā tathopastho gandho bhūmiśca paṃcakam | sadyena brahmaṇā vyāptaṃ paṃcabrahmamayaṃ jagat

Translation

Mind, nose, the generative organ, fragrance, and earth—these five are pervaded by Brahman in the Sadyojāta aspect; thus the world is constituted of the Pañcabrahma, the Five-Brahman reality.

Word by Word

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नासा: nose
• नासा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (also/likewise)

• उपस्थः: genitals
• उपस्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गन्धः: smell/odor
• गन्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूमिः: earth
• भूमिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पंचकम्: a set of five
• पंचकम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सद्येन: immediately/at once
• सद्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument; adverbial instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयोगः (used adverbially: 'immediately')

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā / by Brahman
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Patient; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पंचब्रह्ममयम्: consisting of the five Brahmas
• पंचब्रह्ममयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पंच (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) जगत्-शब्दस्य

• जगत्: world/universe
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र कर्मपदे (as object)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadyojata
• Panchabrahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that the body–mind complex and the elemental world are not separate from Śiva: they are pervaded by the Pañcabrahma, specifically here by Sadyojāta, guiding the seeker to see all experience as resting in the Lord (Pati) rather than in mere sense-objects.

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

In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, devotees contemplate Śiva’s manifest aspects. This verse supports that practice by identifying a concrete correspondence between Śiva’s Pañcabrahma forms and the tattvas (mind, senses, and elements), making external Liṅga-pūjā and internal contemplation (antar-yāga) mutually reinforcing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Pañcabrahma-bhāvanā: during japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditate that mind and the earth-element field are pervaded by Sadyojāta Śiva; accompany with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders that the body and cosmos are Śiva’s field of grace.