Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

एवंविधोपासकस्य मल्लोकगतिमेव च । मत्तो विज्ञानमासाद्य मत्सायुज्यफलं प्रिये

Transliteration

evaṃvidhopāsakasya mallokagatimeva ca | matto vijñānamāsādya matsāyujyaphalaṃ priye

Translation

O beloved, such a devotee attains entry into My own world; and, receiving from Me true liberating knowledge, he gains the fruit of sāyujya—union with Me.

Word by Word

• एवंविध: of such a kind
• एवंविध: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjectival) — 'of such a kind'

• उपासकस्य: of the devotee/worshipper
• उपासकस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपासक (प्रातिपदिक) < उप-आस् (धातु) + ण्वुल्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun) — enclitic stem 'mat-'

• लोक: world
• लोक: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• गतिम्: attainment/going
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक) < गम् (धातु) + क्तिन्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/restriction

• च: and
• च: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मतः: from me
• मतः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — 'from me'

• विज्ञानम्: knowledge/realization
• विज्ञानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having attained
• आसाद्य: पूर्वकाल (absolutive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — 'having attained'

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• सायुज्य: union/identity (with)
• सायुज्य: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रिये: O beloved (dear one)
• प्रिये: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines the soteriological goal: entry into Śiva-loka and attainment of sāyujya through Śiva-given vijñāna—read in Siddhānta as grace-mediated liberation (anugraha) overcoming pāśa.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares the culmination of Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee is led to Shiva-loka and, by Shiva’s direct bestowal of vijñāna (liberating realization), attains sāyujya—intimate communion with the Lord as the final fruit of grace.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, worship of Saguna Shiva (often through the Liṅga) ripens into Shiva’s anugraha (grace): the Lord grants realized knowledge, by which the devotee transcends bondage and reaches Shiva-loka and sāyujya.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to steady upāsanā that culminates in vijñāna; practically, this aligns with regular Shiva worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī), meditation on Shiva, and disciplined devotion that invites Shiva’s grace.