Shloka 47

Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga

Devanagari script

केचित्तत्र स्थिता ध्याने बद्ध्वासनमनुत्तमम् । मानसीं शिवपूजां च केचिच्चक्रुर्मुदान्विताः

Transliteration

kecittatra sthitā dhyāne baddhvāsanamanuttamam | mānasīṃ śivapūjāṃ ca keciccakrurmudānvitāḥ

Translation

Some remained there absorbed in meditation, having assumed the most excellent, steady posture; and some, filled with joy, performed the mental worship of Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोगः (क + चित्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa/Location (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थिताः: were seated/standing (remained)
• स्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्थित’ = having remained/being situated

• ध्याने: in meditation
• ध्याने: Adhikaraṇa/State (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• बद्ध्वा: having bound/assumed
• बद्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), ‘having bound/assumed’

• आसनम्: posture/seat
• आसनम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed; excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa of object (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आसनम् इति विशेषणम्

• मानसीम्: mental
• मानसीम्: Viśeṣaṇa of object (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवपूजाम् इति विशेषणम्

• शिव-पूजाम्: worship of Śiva
• शिव-पूजाम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजा)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोगः

• चक्रुः: did/performed
• चक्रुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मुदा-अन्विताः: endowed with joy
• मुदा-अन्विताः: Viśeṣaṇa of subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (मुदया अन्विताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

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 praises two complementary Shaiva disciplines—steady meditation (dhyāna) and inner worship (mānasa-śivapūjā)—showing that devotion to Śiva can be perfected internally through concentration and heartfelt reverence, not only through external rites.

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

Mental worship (mānasa pūjā) treats Śiva—often contemplated as the Liṅga or as a gracious Saguna form—as present within awareness; offerings like flowers, water, and mantra are visualized and dedicated inwardly, affirming Śiva’s immanence even when outer ritual is unavailable.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests adopting a stable āsana for dhyāna and performing mānasa pūjā—invoking Śiva in the heart and offering imagined upacāras with devotion; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused inner practice.