Shloka 44

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

आदाय मालामुत्थाय श्रीविरूपाक्ष निर्मिते । शास्त्रे पंचाशिके रूपे सिद्धिस्कन्धं जपेच्छनैः

Transliteration

ādāya mālāmutthāya śrīvirūpākṣa nirmite | śāstre paṃcāśike rūpe siddhiskandhaṃ japecchanaiḥ

Translation

Taking up the rosary and rising for worship, one should gently and steadily perform japa of the “Siddhi-skandha,” as taught in the scripture of fifty verses composed by the venerable Virūpākṣa.

Word by Word

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्)

• मालाम्: garland/rosary
• मालाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्)

• श्रीविरूपाक्ष: O Śrī Virūpākṣa
• श्रीविरूपाक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-virūpākṣa (प्रातिपदिक; śrī + virūpākṣa)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (address)

• निर्मिते: in the composed/created (text)
• निर्मिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√mā (धातु) → nirmita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used as adjective; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agrees with ‘śāstre’ (neuter locative)

• शास्त्रे: in the treatise
• शास्त्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• पञ्चाशिके: in the fifty-(versed)
• पञ्चाशिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcāśikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘consisting of fifty (verses/units)’; qualifies implied ‘(vidyā/racanā)’ or ‘rūpe’

• रूपे: in the form
• रूपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• सिद्धिस्कन्धम्: the ‘Siddhi-skandha’ section
• सिद्धिस्कन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi-skandha (प्रातिपदिक; siddhi + skandha)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• शनैः: slowly/softly
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanais (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa teachings as received through the Purāṇic transmission)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Virupaksha

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined mantra-japa—performed calmly and steadily—as a Shaiva sādhanā that ripens the soul (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace (Pati), making spiritual attainments subordinate to liberation.

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

The instruction to rise, take the mālā, and do japa reflects Saguna Shiva worship through ritual discipline; such japa purifies the bonds (pāśa) and leads the devotee inward toward Shiva’s higher, transcendental realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Begin worship by taking the japa-mālā, adopting a reverent posture, and repeating the prescribed mantra/section (“Siddhi-skandha”) slowly and steadily—favoring continuity, clarity, and devotion over haste.