Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मजज्ञानम्प्रथममितिमंत्रेण मस्तके । स्पृशञ्जप्त्वा रुद्रसूक्तं भुवोर्मध्ये स्पृशञ्जपेत्

Transliteration

brahmajajñānamprathamamitimaṃtreṇa mastake | spṛśañjaptvā rudrasūktaṃ bhuvormadhye spṛśañjapet

Translation

Touching the head, one should recite the mantra beginning with “brahmajajñānaṁ prathamam.” Then, touching the space between the eyebrows, one should recite the Rudra-sūkta.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: कर्म (Object within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. Singular; stem in compound)

• जज्ञानम्: knowledge
• जज्ञानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा (धातु) से भाव/कर्मणि-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. Singular)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (Adverbial use; ‘firstly’)

• इति: thus
• इति: उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• मस्तके: on the head
• मस्तके: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्पृशन्: touching
• स्पृशन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nom. Sing.); क्रियासहायक (converbial)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• रुद्रसूक्तम्: the Rudra hymn
• रुद्रसूक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुवोः: of the two worlds / in the two regions
• भुवोः: सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (Relation/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव्/भू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘earth/world’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (Gen./Loc. Dual)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्पृशन्: touching
• स्पृशन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nom. Sing.); क्रियासहायक

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva ritual procedure as taught in the Kailasa Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ब्रह्मजज्ञानं प्रथमम् … (इति मन्त्रेण) … रुद्रसूक्तम्

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa: sanctifying the body by placing sacred sound on key centers (head and the ājñā region), aligning the devotee’s awareness with Rudra, the Lord (Pati) who grants purification and liberation.

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

Nyāsa and Rudra-sūkta japa prepare the worshipper’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), so that external worship is supported by internal consecration through mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mantra-japa while touching (nyāsa) the head and then the space between the eyebrows, reciting the quoted mantra and then the Rudra-sūkta—linking japa with focused awareness at the ājñā center.