Shloka 30

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

अनिदेंश्याय नित्याय विद्युज्ज्वालाय रूपिणे । अग्निवर्णाय देवाय शंकराय नमोनमः

Transliteration

anideṃśyāya nityāya vidyujjvālāya rūpiṇe | agnivarṇāya devāya śaṃkarāya namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutations again and again to Śaṅkara—the divine Lord who is beyond indication, ever-eternal, whose very form is a lightning-flame, and whose radiance is like fire.

Word by Word

• अनिदेश्याय: to the indescribable/undefinable
• अनिदेश्याय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-निदेश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular; न निदेश्यः (not to be pointed out/indicated)

• नित्याय: to the eternal
• नित्याय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular

• विद्युत्-ज्वालाय: to the lightning-flame
• विद्युत्-ज्वालाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (ज्वाला), चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव: विद्युत्सदृशी ज्वाला

• रूपिणे: to the one having form
• रूपिणे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular; -इन् प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• अग्नि-वर्णाय: to the fire-hued
• अग्नि-वर्णाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular; अग्नेः वर्णः यस्य (fire-colored)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular

• शंकराय: to Śaṅkara
• शंकराय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; governs dative

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/निपातवत्)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार (repeated salutation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single shrine; the imagery of unindicated (anirdeśya) and fiery radiance aligns with the jyoti (light) theology that undergirds Jyotirliṅga narratives.

Significance: Meditation on anirdeśya Śaṅkara cultivates nirvikalpa-bhāva (beyond conceptual pointing) and loosens pāśa through insight and devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अनिदेंश्याय नित्याय विद्युज्ज्वालाय रूपिणे । अग्निवर्णाय देवाय शंकराय नमोनमः

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as both transcendent (beyond indication or definition) and immanent (experienced as blazing, purifying divine radiance), guiding the devotee toward surrender to Pati, the liberator in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Though Shiva is described as beyond grasp (nirdeśātīta), the verse affirms Saguna worship by meditating on His luminous form—like fire and lightning—an imagery strongly aligned with Linga worship as the sign of the formless Reality made approachable.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chant “namo namaḥ śaṅkarāya” with bhakti while visualizing Shiva as inner fire (tejas) that burns impurities; it pairs naturally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm, steady breath-focused meditation.