Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तन्मध्ये चिंतयेन्मां च सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम् । निर्गुणं परमं ब्रह्म सदाशिवमनामयम्

Transliteration

tanmadhye ciṃtayenmāṃ ca saccidānandavigraham | nirguṇaṃ paramaṃ brahma sadāśivamanāmayam

Translation

Within that inner locus, one should contemplate Me—the embodiment of Existence, Consciousness, and Bliss—beyond the guṇas, the Supreme Brahman: Sadāśiva, the flawless and disease-free Lord.

Word by Word

• tat-madhye: in the midst of that
• tat-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य मध्ये)

• ciṃtayet: one should meditate on
• ciṃtayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), एकवचन, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sat-cit-ānanda-vigraham: (him) whose form is Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
• sat-cit-ānanda-vigraham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + cit (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सच्चिदानन्दः विग्रहः यस्य/सः) as epithet-object of meditation

• nirguṇam: without qualities
• nirguṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मणः)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मणः)

• brahma: Brahman (the Absolute)
• brahma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā-śivam: Sadāśiva
• sadā-śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः = ever-auspicious; proper name)

• anāmayam: free from disease/affliction
• anāmayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण (आमयः न यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Sadāśiva) instructing on meditation (as narrated in the Kailāsa Saṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम् । निर्गुणं परमं ब्रह्म सदाशिवमनामयम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadāśiva
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It directs the seeker to meditate on Sadāśiva as the supreme reality—Satchidānanda itself—revealing Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who transcends the guṇas and grants liberation from bondage and affliction.

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

While Linga and saguna worship provide a sacred support for devotion and concentration, this verse points to their inner culmination: realizing the same Shiva as nirguṇa Brahman—Sadāśiva—through interior contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused dhyāna practice: withdraw the mind inward and contemplate Shiva as Satchidānanda and nirguṇa Sadāśiva; this can be supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and inner Linga-bhāvanā (visualizing Shiva within).