Shloka 47

अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः

Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine

Devanagari script

उपविश्य च तान्सर्वान्संयोज्य परमेश्वरे । शिवाचारं ग्राहयस्व भूतिरुद्राक्षमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

upaviśya ca tānsarvānsaṃyojya parameśvare | śivācāraṃ grāhayasva bhūtirudrākṣamiśritam

Translation

“Seat them all, unite them in devotion to the Supreme Lord, and make them adopt Śiva’s sacred discipline—worship marked by holy ash (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa beads.”

Word by Word

• उपविश्य: having sat down
• उपविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्गः उप-, धातुः विश्; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तान्)

• संयोज्य: having joined/connected
• संयोज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्गः सम्-, धातुः युज्; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• परमेश्वरे: in/unto the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• शिवाचारम्: the discipline/conduct of Śiva
• शिवाचारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आचारः)

• ग्राहयस्व: make (him/them) learn/accept
• ग्राहयस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative: ‘make (him) grasp/learn’)

• भूति-रुद्राक्ष-मिश्रितम्: mixed with sacred ash and rudrākṣa beads
• भूति-रुद्राक्ष-मिश्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूति + रुद्राक्ष + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक; मिश्रित = कृदन्त from मिश्र्/मिश्र् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शिवाचारम्); समासः तत्पुरुष (भूत्या रुद्राक्षैः च मिश्रितम्—‘mixed with ash and rudrākṣa’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa discourse to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Śivācāra—outer discipline that supports inner transformation—by directing devotees to be united in Parameśvara (Śiva). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such observances help the paśu (bound soul) turn toward Pati (the Lord) and loosen the pasha (bondage) through steady devotion and purity of conduct.

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

Bhasma and Rudrākṣa are classic marks of Saguna Śiva worship and Linga-upāsanā in the Purāṇic tradition. They function as sacred supports (aṅgas) of worship—reminding the devotee of Śiva’s lordship and the impermanence of the body—while focusing the mind on the Linga as Parameśvara made accessible to devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Śivācāra by wearing Rudrākṣa and applying bhasma (often as Tripuṇḍra) while cultivating single-pointed devotion to Śiva—ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Linga worship.