Shloka 6

बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance

Devanagari script

मन आद्ये समाधाय कुरु नित्यं महो त्सवम् । भक्तानुकंपनश्चाऽस्य शंकरस्य पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

mana ādye samādhāya kuru nityaṃ maho tsavam | bhaktānukaṃpanaścā'sya śaṃkarasya punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

First, steady your mind in inner absorption; then perform the great sacred celebration every day. For Śaṅkara—ever compassionate to His devotees—again and again bestows grace.

Word by Word

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (छान्दस/पाठभेद: मन)

• आद्ये: in the beginning/firstly
• आद्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; used substantively ‘in the beginning/first (state)’

• समाधाय: having fixed (it)
• समाधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having fixed/placed (the mind)’

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: Vidhi (विधि/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• महोत्सवम्: a great festival
• महोत्सवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् उत्सवः)

• भक्तानुकम्पनः: compassionate to devotees
• भक्तानुकम्पनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तानाम् अनुकम्पनः)

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

• अस्य: of him/of this (Lord)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति for emphasis

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It teaches that true Shaiva worship begins with disciplining the mind; when the mind is gathered in steadiness, daily worship becomes a “great festival,” and Shiva’s anugraha (grace) naturally flows again and again to the devotee.

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

The verse supports Saguna Shiva-upasana: the devotee performs a continual “mahotsava” of worship, while inwardly establishing mental composure—uniting external Linga-puja with internal concentration so that Shankara’s compassionate presence is repeatedly experienced.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple sequence is implied: first practice mind-collection (quiet japa/dhyana), then do nitya puja as a joyful mahotsava; this aligns well with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shaiva worship disciplines.