Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

पौरुषेणैव सूक्तेन हुत्वा प्रत्यृचमात्मवान् । हुत्वा च सौविष्टकृतीं स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः

Transliteration

pauruṣeṇaiva sūktena hutvā pratyṛcamātmavān | hutvā ca sauviṣṭakṛtīṃ svasūtroktavidhānataḥ

Translation

The disciplined practitioner should offer oblations with the Puruṣa-sūkta—one offering for each ṛc (verse)—and then perform the Sauviṣṭakṛt offering as well, exactly in accordance with the procedure taught in his own ritual sūtra (tradition).

Word by Word

• पौरुषेण: with the Pauruṣa (hymn)
• पौरुषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• सूक्तेन: with the hymn
• सूक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having offered (in fire)’

• प्रति-ऋचम्: for each ṛc (verse)
• प्रति-ऋचम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; वितरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत्; ‘प्रत्येकाम् ऋचम्’ = per verse

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed
• आत्मवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता-विशेषण), एकवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पुनरुक्त-पूर्वक्रिया

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

• सौविष्टकृतीम्: the Sauviṣṭakṛtī offering/rite
• सौविष्टकृतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौविष्टकृती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-विधानतः: according to the injunction in one’s own sūtra
• स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-विधानतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्)
• Form: समासान्त तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; ‘स्वसूत्रे उक्तं यत् विधानं तस्मात्/तदनुसारतः’ = according to the procedure stated in one’s own sūtra

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Referenced) Puruṣa-sūkta (Ṛgveda 10.90) used for oblations pratyṛc; followed by Sauviṣṭakṛt offering.

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion to Shiva is strengthened by disciplined, scripture-aligned practice—offering with steadiness (ātmavān) and completing rites properly, so worship becomes a purified means toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga and through ritual) is approached through correct vidhi; this verse shows how Vedic homa elements can be integrated as supportive limbs of Shiva-upasana, culminating in a complete offering sequence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a structured homa: recite the Puruṣa-sūkta and offer oblations verse-by-verse, then perform the concluding Sauviṣṭakṛt oblation, strictly following one’s authorized sūtra/traditional procedure.