Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ओंमाद्यैः पंचभिर्ब्रह्ममंत्रैस्सद्यादिभिः क्र्मात् । सुगंधकुसुमैर्माल्यैरलंकुर्य्याद्रथं च तम्

Transliteration

oṃmādyaiḥ paṃcabhirbrahmamaṃtraissadyādibhiḥ krmāt | sugaṃdhakusumairmālyairalaṃkuryyādrathaṃ ca tam

Translation

Beginning with the sacred ‘Oṁ’, one should, in due order, consecrate with the five Brahma-mantras—such as the Sadyojāta. Then one should adorn that chariot with fragrant flowers and garlands.

Word by Word

• ओम्-आद्यैः: with (mantras) beginning with Oṃ
• ओम्-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: oṃ-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (ādi ‘beginning’ with oṃ as first); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• ब्रह्ममन्त्रैः: with Brahma-mantras
• ब्रह्ममन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः मन्त्राः / brahma-related mantras); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सद्यादिभिः: with those beginning with ‘sadya’ etc.
• सद्यादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadya-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (ādi ‘etc.’); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• क्रमात्: in due order
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘in order/stepwise’

• सुगन्ध-कुसुमैः: with fragrant flowers
• सुगन्ध-कुसुमैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-gandha-kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (सुगन्धानि कुसुमानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• माल्यैः: with garlands
• माल्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अलङ्कुर्यात्: should adorn
• अलङ्कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṃ-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita account to the sages, describing ritual procedure)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ … sadyojātādi-pañca-brahma-mantrāḥ (Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa, Īśāna)

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-puja should be both inwardly sanctified by mantra (beginning with Om and the five Brahma-mantras) and outwardly expressed through reverent offerings like fragrant flowers—uniting disciplined ritual with devotion.

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

The Panchabrahma mantras are traditionally connected with Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) worship and consecration rites; adorning the chariot reflects honoring Shiva’s presence through sacred form, procession, and ceremonial upacāras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a sequential mantra-nyāsa/abhimantraṇa beginning with Om and the Panchabrahma (Sadyojāta etc.), followed by devotional decoration with flowers and garlands—emphasizing mantra-discipline alongside bhakti.