Shloka 2

Devanagari script

हृत्पुण्डरीकसुषिरे ध्यात्वा देवं त्रियम्बकम् । त्र्यक्षं दशभुजं शान्तं पञ्चवक्त्रं सदा शिवम्

Transliteration

hṛtpuṇḍarīkasuṣire dhyātvā devaṃ triyambakam | tryakṣaṃ daśabhujaṃ śāntaṃ pañcavaktraṃ sadā śivam

Translation

Meditating within the hollow of the heart-lotus, one should contemplate the divine Triyambaka—the Three-eyed Lord: three-eyed, ten-armed, tranquil, five-faced, and ever-auspicious Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• हृत्-पुण्डरीक-सुषिरे: in the hollow of the heart-lotus
• हृत्-पुण्डरीक-सुषिरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having meditated’

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• त्रि-अम्बकम्: three-eyed (Triyambaka)
• त्रि-अम्बकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• त्रि-अक्षम्: three-eyed
• त्रि-अक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दश-भुजम्: ten-armed
• दश-भुजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पञ्च-वक्त्रम्: five-faced
• पञ्च-वक्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara

Sthala Purana: Tryambakeśvara is famed for the ‘three-eyed/three-ambaka’ epithet and for mṛtyuñjaya associations; this dhyāna of Triyambaka naturally converges with that sthala’s identity.

Significance: Meditation on Triyambaka for inner purification, steadiness of mind, and grace leading toward fearlessness and liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva
• Triyambaka

FAQs

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

It teaches antaryāga (inner worship): Shiva is to be realized in the heart-lotus as Sadāśiva—peaceful, auspicious, and the supreme Pati—so the devotee’s consciousness becomes purified and oriented toward liberation.

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

While the Linga is the primary external symbol of Shiva, this verse emphasizes Saguna-dhyāna—visualizing Shiva’s sacred form (five-faced, three-eyed, ten-armed) internally—showing that outer Linga-pūjā and inner meditation are complementary in Shaiva practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused dhyāna practice: seat the mind in the heart-lotus and contemplate Triyambaka/Sadāśiva; this can be supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and disciplined breath-and-mind steadiness.