Shloka 13

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य हरेश्च परमात्मनः । नमस्कृत्य प्रत्युवाच स मायी तं जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hareśca paramātmanaḥ | namaskṛtya pratyuvāca sa māyī taṃ janārdanam

Translation

Hearing those words of Hari—the Supreme Self—the wielder of māyā bowed in reverence and then replied to Janārdana (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, अव्ययभाव), ‘having heard’

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive 6th (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive 6th (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• परमात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive 6th (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, अव्ययभाव) from denominal verb नमस्करोति; ‘having saluted’

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative 1st (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• मायी: the magician/possessor of māyā
• मायी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative 1st (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative 2nd (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights that even one skilled in māyā must bow before the Supreme Reality; reverence and humility precede right speech and right action, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord’s grace.

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

By emphasizing salutation to the Supreme Self, it supports the Purāṇic principle that devotion to the manifest Lord (saguṇa worship, including Liṅga-pūjā) disciplines the mind and weakens māyā’s hold, preparing one for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate takeaway is namaskāra (prostration) with inner surrender—ideally paired with mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind against māyā.