Shloka 40

प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

Devanagari script

हरश्च ध्यानयोगेन परमात्मानमादरात् । निर्विघ्नेन स्वमनसा त्वासीच्चिंतयितुं स्थितः

Transliteration

haraśca dhyānayogena paramātmānamādarāt | nirvighnena svamanasā tvāsīcciṃtayituṃ sthitaḥ

Translation

Hara (Śiva), through the discipline of meditative yoga, reverently contemplated the Supreme Self. With his own mind free from all obstacles, he remained steadily absorbed in that inner reflection.

Word by Word

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• dhyāna-yogena: by meditation-yoga
• dhyāna-yogena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थः—ध्यानरूपेण योगेन (by the yoga of meditation)

• parama-ātmānam: the Supreme Self
• parama-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय—परमः आत्मा (the Supreme Self)

• ādarāt: out of reverence
• ādarāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ पञ्चमी (ablative of cause)

• nirvighnena: without obstacles
• nirvighnena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (Adjectival), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्याहतभावे (in an unobstructed manner)

• sva-manasā: with his own mind
• sva-manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—स्वस्य मनसा (with his own mind)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• cintayitum: to contemplate
• cintayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• sthitaḥ: stood/remained (intent)
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भावे/स्थित्यर्थे (being situated/remaining)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as the supreme yogin—established in unwavering dhyāna—showing that liberation-oriented worship culminates in obstacle-free inner absorption in the Paramātman (Pati).

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

In Śaiva practice, Saguna worship (Liṅga, mantra, pūjā) matures into dhyāna where the devotee’s mind becomes nirvighna (undistracted), enabling direct contemplation of Śiva as the inner Self beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna-yoga: sit steadily, withdraw the mind from distractions, and contemplate Śiva/Paramātman—optionally supported by pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm breath to make the mind “nirvighna.”