Shloka 19

प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om

Devanagari script

दशार्द्धज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थमिन्द्रियेषु च सत्स्वपि । त्रिकालभाविनो भावान्स्थूलान्सूक्ष्मानशेषतः

Transliteration

daśārddhajñānasiddhyarthamindriyeṣu ca satsvapi | trikālabhāvino bhāvānsthūlānsūkṣmānaśeṣataḥ

Translation

Even while the senses continue to function, for the attainment of the perfected knowledge called the “tenfold and eightfold,” one should comprehensively discern all states of existence—gross and subtle—that arise across the three times (past, present, and future).

Word by Word

• daśa-arddha-jñāna-siddhi-artham: for the purpose of attaining the tenfold-half knowledge-siddhi
• daśa-arddha-jñāna-siddhi-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासान्त अव्यय (अर्थम्-प्रत्ययान्त), हेतु/प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose adverbial)

• indriyeṣu: in the senses
• indriyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

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

• satsu: even when (they are) present/real
• satsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-शब्दः (particle), अपि = even/also

• tri-kāla-bhāvinaḥ: existing in the three times (past, present, future)
• tri-kāla-bhāvinaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'bhāvān')

• bhāvān: entities/states
• bhāvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• sthūlān: gross
• sthūlān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• sūkṣmān: subtle
• sūkṣmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• aśeṣataḥ: entirely, without remainder
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः = completely/without remainder

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching in a philosophical-yogic context within the Kailāsa-saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva discernment (viveka): even while living in the world with active senses, the seeker should know all experiences—subtle and gross—as time-bound manifestations, and thereby turn toward Shiva, the timeless Pati who grants liberation.

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

By recognizing all changing states as limited, the devotee naturally seeks the stable refuge symbolized by the Shiva-Linga—Saguna worship that leads the mind toward the Nirguna, time-transcending Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tri-kāla self-observation in japa and dhyāna—while repeating Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplate how thoughts and sensations arise and pass, cultivating detachment and steadiness (with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as supports if followed).