Shloka 35

प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva

Devanagari script

स्थानान्येतानि देवेशि शान्त्यतीतं परात्परम् । अधिकारी भवेद्यस्य वैराग्यं जायते दृढम्

Transliteration

sthānānyetāni deveśi śāntyatītaṃ parātparam | adhikārī bhavedyasya vairāgyaṃ jāyate dṛḍham

Translation

O Goddess, these are the lofty states—beyond peace and supremely transcendent. One becomes truly qualified for this realization when firm dispassion (vairāgya) arises within.

Word by Word

• स्थानानि: places/abodes
• स्थानानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• देवेशि: O goddess, lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• शान्ति-अतीतम्: beyond peace
• शान्ति-अतीतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अतीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'शान्तेः अतीतम्'

• परात्-परम्: supreme beyond the beyond
• परात्-परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष: 'परात् परम्' (beyond the beyond/supreme beyond)

• अधिकारी: eligible person/qualified one
• अधिकारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दृढम्: firm/steadfast
• दृढम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It defines adhikāra (spiritual eligibility): the highest realization of Shiva—beyond even serene mental peace—dawns for the aspirant in whom unwavering vairāgya (dispassion toward worldly enjoyments and egoic identity) has matured.

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

Linga/Saguna worship purifies the mind and loosens attachment; this verse states the inner criterion that completes that path—firm detachment—so devotion can mature from form-based reverence into recognition of Shiva as the parātpara reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined vairāgya—supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and inward meditation—so the mind becomes fit for transcendent knowledge.