Shloka 35

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

तदुपर्य्यासनं रम्यं कल्पयित्वा विधानतः । तत्र संस्थापयेच्छिष्यं शिशुं सानुकूलतः

Transliteration

taduparyyāsanaṃ ramyaṃ kalpayitvā vidhānataḥ | tatra saṃsthāpayecchiṣyaṃ śiśuṃ sānukūlataḥ

Translation

Upon that prepared place, having duly arranged a beautiful seat according to the prescribed rule, one should then seat the disciple there—gently and in a manner suited to the child—so the rite may proceed in harmony.

Word by Word

• tad-upari: above that/upon it
• tad-upari: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound functioning as avyaya; adverb/prepositional sense

• āsanam: a seat
• āsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana

• ramyam: beautiful/pleasing
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa (adjective) qualifying āsanam

• kalpayitvā: having prepared
• kalpayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √kḷp (to arrange/prepare)

• vidhānataḥ: according to rule/procedure
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) formed with -tas (तस्) suffix; adverb of manner

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, locative adverb (स्थानवाचक)

• saṃsthāpayet: should seat/establish
• saṃsthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā + ṇic (स्था धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) of sam-√sthā; Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• śiṣyam: the disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana

• śiśum: the child
• śiśum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; appositional to śiṣyam

• sa-anukūlataḥ: comfortably/favorably
• sa-anukūlataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + anukūla (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तस्)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-like formation; adverb with -tas; manner adverb

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shaiva practice is not merely emotion but disciplined sacred order (vidhi): the outer harmony of preparing a proper seat mirrors the inner readiness of the disciple to receive Shiva-oriented instruction and purification.

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

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, correct arrangement of the ritual space—including seating the disciple appropriately—supports steadiness, reverence, and receptivity, enabling the mind to align with Shiva as Pati (the Lord) through guided observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to establish a clean, pleasing āsana and seat the practitioner calmly and comfortably before mantra-japa or puja—especially when giving instruction or diksha—so the body is steady and the mind becomes fit for focused Shiva-remembrance.