Shloka 35

Dāruvana-parīkṣā: Śaṅkara’s Test and the Linga’s Ritual-Theological Grounding

Devanagari script

वेदमंत्रैस्ततस्तं वै कुंभं चैवाभिमंत्रयेत् । श्रुत्युक्तविधिना तस्य पूजां कृत्वा शिवं स्मरन्

Transliteration

vedamaṃtraistatastaṃ vai kuṃbhaṃ caivābhimaṃtrayet | śrutyuktavidhinā tasya pūjāṃ kṛtvā śivaṃ smaran

Translation

Thereafter, one should consecrate that kumbha by reciting Vedic mantras. Then, following the procedure taught in the Śruti, one should perform its worship while inwardly remembering Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• वेद-मन्त्रैः: with Vedic mantras
• वेद-मन्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vedānāṃ mantrāḥ)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; (कुम्भम् इत्यस्य सर्वनाम)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• कुम्भम्: pot
• कुम्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• अभिमन्त्रयेत्: should consecrate/chant over
• अभिमन्त्रयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• श्रुति-उक्त-विधिना: by the procedure stated in the Śruti
• श्रुति-उक्त-विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त, वच्-धातु) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (श्रुत्या उक्तः विधिः = śrutyuktavidhiḥ)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तरि

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śruti-grounded mantra-consecration frames the rite as orthodox and efficacious; remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva aligns outer ritual with inner devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shruti (Vedas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (Śruti-based worship) becomes spiritually fruitful when joined to inner Shiva-smarana—devotional recollection of Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

The consecrated kumbha supports formal worship (upacāra) offered to Saguna Śiva—often in Linga worship—while remembrance keeps the focus on Śiva as the indwelling reality behind the symbol.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Abhimantrana of the kumbha with Vedic mantras, followed by Śruti-prescribed puja, performed with continuous Shiva-smaraṇa (steady recollection/meditation on Lord Śiva).