Shloka 53

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

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

रागादिदोषान्संत्यज्य शिवध्यानपरो भव । सत्सम्प्रदायसंसिद्धैस्संगं कुरु न चेतरैः

Transliteration

rāgādidoṣānsaṃtyajya śivadhyānaparo bhava | satsampradāyasaṃsiddhaissaṃgaṃ kuru na cetaraiḥ

Translation

Abandon the faults beginning with attachment (rāga) and become wholly devoted to meditation on Śiva. Keep company with those perfected in the true lineage (sat-sampradāya), and not with others.

Word by Word

• राग-आदि-दोषान्: faults such as attachment
• राग-आदि-दोषान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रागादयः दोषाः)

• संत्यज्य: having renounced
• संत्यज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• शिव-ध्यान-परः: devoted to meditation on Śiva
• शिव-ध्यान-परः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिवध्यानं परं यस्य)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सत्-सम्प्रदाय-संसिद्धैः: with those perfected in the true tradition
• सत्-सम्प्रदाय-संसिद्धैः: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्प्रदाय (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्ध (सम्-सिध् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सत्सम्प्रदायेन संसिद्धाः)

• सङ्गम्: association/company
• सङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• इतरैः: with others (unsuitable ones)
• इतरैः: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation arises by removing inner impurities like attachment and by stabilizing the mind in Śiva-dhyāna, supported by satsanga with those established in an authentic Shaiva lineage.

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

Śiva-dhyāna is often practiced with a Saguna support such as the Śiva-liṅga; disciplined association with true practitioners protects one from distorted practices and keeps worship aligned with Śaiva dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The core practice is sustained meditation on Śiva, ideally alongside mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and guided by satsanga with realized teachers and sincere devotees.