Shloka 46

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

इदं रहस्यम्परमं प्रतिष्ठितमतस्त्वयि । त्वमपि श्रद्धया भक्त्या प्रणवेष्वेव सादरम्

Transliteration

idaṃ rahasyamparamaṃ pratiṣṭhitamatastvayi | tvamapi śraddhayā bhaktyā praṇaveṣveva sādaram

Translation

This supreme secret is firmly established in you; therefore, you too should, with faith and devotion, reverently apply yourself to the Pranava (Oṁ) alone.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रहस्यम्: secret, mystery
• रहस्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established, set
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-√स्था + क्त (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/तस्मात्-अर्थक अव्यय (therefore/from that)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रणवेषु: in the praṇavas (Oṃ-syllables)
• प्रणवेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/only)

• सादरम्: respectfully, with reverence
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: 'respectfully')

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Centers praṇava-upāsanā as a direct means to Śiva-realization; supports the Siddhānta view that mantra and devotion, under grace, mature into liberating knowledge.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (praṇava)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest truth (the “supreme secret”) is realized through inner steadfastness and is approached by śraddhā (trust) and bhakti (devotion), focusing the mind on the Pranava—Oṁ—as the doorway to Shiva, the supreme Pati.

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

Pranava-upāsanā supports both: Oṁ can be meditated as Shiva’s subtle sound-form (leading toward nirguṇa realization) and also used in devotional worship alongside saguna forms such as the Shiva-Linga, where mantra and reverence stabilize the devotee’s concentration.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Reverent Pranava japa (Oṁ repetition) with faith and devotion—performed as steady meditation (dhyāna) or as mantra recitation before/with Shiva worship; it aligns the practitioner toward Shaiva liberation-oriented upāsanā.