Shloka 57

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

मदीया करणीया स्याद्यद्याज्ञा दैत्यसत्तम । तदा देया मया दीक्षा नान्यथा कोटियत्नतः

Transliteration

madīyā karaṇīyā syādyadyājñā daityasattama | tadā deyā mayā dīkṣā nānyathā koṭiyatnataḥ

Translation

O best of the Daityas, if my command is carried out, then—and only then—shall I grant you dīkṣā (sacred initiation); otherwise, not even with ten million efforts.

Word by Word

• madīyā: my
• madīyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana (sg.); sarvanāma-śabda-prakṛti, viśeṣaṇa

• karaṇīyā: to be done / obligatory
• karaṇīyā: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + anīya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive) in -anīya; Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; kartavya-artha (to be done)

• syāt: should be / would be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Śarthe avyaya (conditional particle)

• ājñā: command / order
• ājñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• daitya-sattama: O best of the Daityas
• daitya-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa) ‘daityānāṃ sattamaḥ’; Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb)

• deyā: to be given
• deyā: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) + ya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive) in -ya; Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana; dātavya-artha (to be given)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Agent (by me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Puṃliṅga/Strīliṅga (common), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instr. 3rd), Ekavacana

• dīkṣā: initiation (dīkṣā)
• dīkṣā: Karta (कर्ता) / subject complement
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (negation particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Rīti-adhikaraṇa (रीति-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Rīti-avyaya (manner adverb)

• koṭi-yatnataḥ: even with a crore efforts / by immense effort
• koṭi-yatnataḥ: Hetu/Upāya-adhikaraṇa (हेतु/उपाय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yatna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa sense: ‘koṭi-yatna’ = immense effort) + tasil-pratyaya ‘-taḥ’ (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daitya

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s dīkṣā (transformative initiation) is not a mere favor but a grace given when the seeker aligns with Shiva’s ājñā (divine discipline). Eligibility and obedience to dharma become the doorway to anugraha (liberating grace).

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

In Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—outer rites are meant to express inner surrender. This verse emphasizes that initiation and deeper access to Shiva’s worship are grounded in following Shiva’s injunctions, not in effort alone.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined observance of Shiva’s commands: keep vows (vrata), practice japa with the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintain purity of conduct—making oneself fit for dīkṣā and sustained sādhanā.