Shloka 62

Devanagari script

मातृकामयमीशानम्पञ्चब्रह्ममयन्तथा । ओंकाराख्यमयं चैव हंसन्यासमयन्तथा

Transliteration

mātṛkāmayamīśānampañcabrahmamayantathā | oṃkārākhyamayaṃ caiva haṃsanyāsamayantathā

Translation

He should contemplate Īśāna (Śiva) as pervading the mātṛkā, the matrix of letters; as the very essence of the Five Brahmans; as identical with the sacred syllable Oṃ; and likewise as present in the haṃsa-nyāsa, the inner placement of the breath‑mantra.

Word by Word

• मातृका: mātṛkā (letters/ मातृका)
• मातृका: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); तद्धितान्त ‘-मय’

• मातृकामयम्: consisting of mātṛkās
• मातृकामयम्: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mātṛkā + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘मातृकया मयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ईशानम्: Īśāna
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / brahma
• ब्रह्म: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘-मय’

• पञ्चब्रह्ममयम्: consisting of the five Brahmas
• पञ्चब्रह्ममयम्: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + brahman + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (द्विगु-पूर्वपदभाव) ‘पञ्चब्रह्म-सम्बद्धं मयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (also/likewise)

• ओंकार: Oṃkāra
• ओंकार: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• आख्य: named, called
• आख्य: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग; ‘नाम’ अर्थे (called/named)

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘-मय’

• ओंकाराख्यमयम्: consisting of what is called Oṃkāra
• ओंकाराख्यमयम्: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: oṃkāra + ākhya + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय + तद्धित) ‘ओंकाराख्यं (यत्) तेन मयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• चैव: and indeed
• चैव: Samuccaya/Emphasis (समुच्चय/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमुच्चय (sandhi)

• हंस: Haṃsa
• हंस: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• न्यास: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यास: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• मयम्: consisting of
• मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘-मय’

• हंसन्यासमयम्: consisting of Haṃsa-nyāsa
• हंसन्यासमयम्: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haṃsa + nyāsa + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘हंसन्यासेन मयम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa teachings as part of the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Śiva is revered as Oṃkāra itself; the liṅga is worshipped as the embodied Praṇava, with the sacred geography read as the form/sound of Oṃ.

Significance: Praṇava-upāsanā and liṅga-darśana for purification of speech (vāk), mantra-siddhi, and inner steadiness in japa/dhyāna.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ (praṇava) ; haṃsa (breath-mantra)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Ishana)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva as Īśāna is not separate from sound (mātṛkā), mantra (Oṃ), and the fivefold divine revelation (Pañcabrahma); realizing this unity supports inner purification and steady contemplation leading toward mokṣa.

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

The verse links Saguna worship to subtle practice: the same Lord worshipped outwardly (as Īśāna/Śiva) is to be installed inwardly through mantra—Oṃ, the Pañcabrahma, and mātṛkā—so external pūjā and internal dhyāna become one continuum.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to nyāsa and mantra-dhyāna—especially contemplation of Oṃ and Pañcabrahma, and haṃsa-nyāsa (breath-based japa/placement with ‘haṃsa’), aligning awareness with Śiva as the indwelling Pati.