Shloka 8

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

सद्योजातादिभिर्मंत्रैः षडंगैः प्रणवेन च । अभ्यर्च्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैरभिमंत्र्य च वर्मणा

Transliteration

sadyojātādibhirmaṃtraiḥ ṣaḍaṃgaiḥ praṇavena ca | abhyarcya gaṃdhapuṣpādyairabhimaṃtrya ca varmaṇā

Translation

Having worshipped (Śiva) with the mantras beginning with Sadyajāta, together with the six-limbed (ṣaḍ-aṅga) mantras and the Praṇava (Oṃ), one should offer fragrances, flowers, and the like, and then consecrate by reciting the protective “Varman” (armor) mantra.

Word by Word

• सद्योजात-आदिभिः: with (mantras) beginning with Sadyojāta
• सद्योजात-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadyojāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सद्योजातः आदिः येषां तैः)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• षड्-अंगैः: with the six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga)
• षड्-अंगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षडङ्गानि)

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

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

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• गन्ध-पुष्प-आद्यैः: with fragrance, flowers, and the like
• गन्ध-पुष्प-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुष-समासः (गन्धपुष्पादीनि)

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having empowered by mantra
• अभिमन्त्र्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + mantr (मन्त्र् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having consecrated/enchanted by mantra)

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

• वर्मणा: with the protective armor (mantra)
• वर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Śiva-pūjā becomes inwardly transformative when offerings are joined to mantra and nyāsa: the Sadyajāta mantras, ṣaḍaṅga mantras, and Praṇava sanctify the worshipper’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Śiva’s grace (anugraha), aligning with the Shaiva Siddhānta path of disciplined worship leading to liberation.

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

It outlines a Saguna mode of worship—honoring Śiva through the Linga with tangible upacāras like fragrance and flowers—while the mantras (Praṇava and aṅga-mantras) internalize that worship, connecting the external rite to the indwelling presence of Śiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates mantra-japa with Praṇava and the Sadyajāta set, combined with ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa (aṅga-mantras) and kavaca (protective recitation), followed by offering gandha and puṣpa—i.e., a mantra-empowered puja that also functions as a protective and concentrative meditation.