Shloka 45

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

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

ख्यातिः पूर्णोहमित्यंतं सानुकूलेन चेतसा । देशिकस्तस्य शिष्यस्य कण्ठदेशे समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

khyātiḥ pūrṇohamityaṃtaṃ sānukūlena cetasā | deśikastasya śiṣyasya kaṇṭhadeśe samarpayet

Translation

With a mind made receptive and harmonious, the Guru should confer upon that disciple—at the region of the throat—the inner realization that culminates in the awareness, “I am the Full (Pūrṇa).”

Word by Word

• ख्यातिः: the (mantra/phrase) ‘khyāti’
• ख्यातिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• पूर्णः: complete/full
• पूर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate/part of quoted formula

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इत्यादि-निर्देशक-अव्यय)

• अन्तम्: to the end
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘up to the end’

• सानुकूलेन: with a favorable
• सानुकूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-anukūla (प्रातिपदिक; sa + anukūla)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifies ‘cetasā’

• चेतसा: mind/intent
• चेतसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• देशिकः: the teacher/guru
• देशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• तस्य: of that (disciple)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• शिष्यस्य: of the disciple
• शिष्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• कण्ठदेशे: at the throat region
• कण्ठदेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha-deśa (प्रातिपदिक; kaṇṭha + deśa)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• समर्पयेत्: should place/offer/entrust
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arp (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teaching tradition to the sages, conveying Shiva’s yogic-initiatory doctrine)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: pūrṇo’ham

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents initiation as a guided awakening of realized knowledge (khyāti) that matures into fullness (pūrṇatā)—a Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned movement from bound individuality (paśu) toward Shiva-oriented liberation under the Guru’s grace.

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

While Linga worship externalizes devotion to Saguna Shiva, this verse highlights the Guru-led internalization of Shiva-consciousness—where worship ripens into experiential knowledge, integrating ritual devotion with yogic realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mantra-dīkṣā and subtle-body contemplation focused at the throat region (kaṇṭha-deśa), practiced with a calm, receptive mind—supporting japa and inner absorption that culminate in the sense of spiritual fullness.