Shloka 58

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति तन्मन्त्रं हित्वा भक्त्या शिवं भज । पार्थिवेन विधानेन ध्यानेनैव शिवस्य च

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti tanmantraṃ hitvā bhaktyā śivaṃ bhaja | pārthivena vidhānena dhyānenaiva śivasya ca

Translation

From this day onward, abandon that (other) mantra and worship Śiva with devotion—performing the prescribed rite of the earthen (Pārthiva) liṅga, and also by meditating upon Śiva alone.

Word by Word

• अद्य-प्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्य-प्रभृति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तत्-मन्त्रम्: that mantra
• तत्-मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भज: worship/serve
• भज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पार्थिवेन: with earthen (materials)
• पार्थिवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे साधनवाचक), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (विधानेन)

• विधानेन: by the prescribed method/rite
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ध्यानेन: by meditation
• ध्यानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The instruction centers on the portable/constructed Pārthiva-liṅga (earthen liṅga) worship rather than a fixed jyotirliṅga shrine.

Significance: Teaches an accessible sādhana: clay-liṅga worship plus dhyāna, emphasizing that grace is available without dependence on distant pilgrimage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches single-pointed (ananya) devotion to Śiva: set aside inferior or distracting mantra-practices and unite bhakti with right worship and inner contemplation, aligning the soul (paśu) toward Pati (Śiva).

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

It specifically recommends Pārthiva-liṅga worship—an accessible Saguna form—while also insisting on dhyāna, showing that external liṅga-pūjā and inner realization are complementary in Śaiva practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the prescribed Pārthiva (clay) liṅga rite with devotion, and practice Śiva-dhyāna—steady contemplation on Śiva’s form, qualities, and presence—treating meditation as an essential companion to ritual.