Shloka 2

Devanagari script

गुरुदत्तां ब्रह्मविद्यां जजाप नियतेन्द्रियः । स एकाग्रमना भूत्वा करणानि निगृह्य च

Transliteration

gurudattāṃ brahmavidyāṃ jajāpa niyatendriyaḥ | sa ekāgramanā bhūtvā karaṇāni nigṛhya ca

Translation

With his senses disciplined, he repeated the Brahma-vidyā—the liberating knowledge and mantra bestowed by his guru; becoming one-pointed in mind, he restrained the instruments of action and perception as well.

Word by Word

• गुरु-दत्ताम्: given by the guru
• गुरु-दत्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + दत्त (कृदन्त, √दा धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (PPP) ‘दत्त’

• ब्रह्म-विद्याम्: the knowledge of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• जजाप: he recited
• जजाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियत-इन्द्रियः: one with controlled senses
• नियत-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य इन्द्रियाणि नियतानि सः’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एकाग्र-मनाः: having a one-pointed mind
• एकाग्र-मनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य मनः एकाग्रम्’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having become’

• करणानि: the sense-organs/instruments
• करणानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• निगृह्य: having restrained
• निगृह्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having restrained/controlled’

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

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 presents the Shaiva path of liberation as guru-transmitted spiritual knowledge realized through japa, supported by indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and ekāgratā (one-pointedness), leading the soul toward Shiva’s grace and freedom from bondage.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not merely external; it is fulfilled by inner discipline—steady japa and withdrawal of the senses—so the devotee’s mind can rest in Saguna Shiva (the worshipful form) and be led toward the higher realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Guru-given mantra-japa with strict sense-control and focused meditation; as a Shaiva practice this is commonly paired with Shiva-upasana such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed with purity, restraint, and inward withdrawal.