Shloka 12

ओंकार-परमेश-लिङ्गकथा — The Narrative of the Oṃkāra Parameśa Liṅga

Gokarṇa–Vindhya Episode

Devanagari script

जगाम तत्र सुप्रीत्या ह्योंकारो यत्र वै स्वयम् । चकार च पुनस्तत्र शिवमूर्तिश्च पार्थिवीम्

Transliteration

jagāma tatra suprītyā hyoṃkāro yatra vai svayam | cakāra ca punastatra śivamūrtiśca pārthivīm

Translation

With great joy, Oṃkāra went to that very place where he himself was manifest; and there again he fashioned an earthly icon-form of Śiva.

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु √गम्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सुप्रीत्या: with great delight
• सुप्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/भाव (with great joy)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: indeed/for)

• ओंकारः: Oṃkāra
• ओंकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ (emphatic)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb: oneself)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु √कृ)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (adverb: again)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शिव-मूर्तिः: an image/form of Śiva
• शिव-मूर्तिः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य मूर्तिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पार्थिवीम्: earthen/of clay
• पार्थिवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) of मूर्तिम् (understood)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Omkara

FAQs

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

It affirms that devotion (prīti) naturally moves the seeker toward the manifested presence of Śiva, and that shaping an earthen Śiva-form is a valid Saguna aid for concentrating the mind and offering loving worship to Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

By stating that Oṃkāra makes a pārthiva (earthen) Śiva-mūrti, the verse highlights a classical Shaiva practice: using a tangible form—often a clay liṅga or icon—as a focus for pūjā, through which the formless Lord is approached in a worshipable form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pārthiva-śiva-pūjā (making and worshiping a clay Śiva-form/liṅga) along with Oṃkāra remembrance—practically paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple offerings (water, bilva leaves) in a devotional, concentrated mind-state.