Shloka 34

पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धमाहात्म्य-प्रश्नः

Pitṛ-sarga and the Greatness of Śrāddha: The Inquiry

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्विमाने पर्यक्षं ज्वलितांगारवर्चसम् । महातेजः प्रज्वलंतं निर्विशेषं मनोहरम्

Transliteration

tasminvimāne paryakṣaṃ jvalitāṃgāravarcasam | mahātejaḥ prajvalaṃtaṃ nirviśeṣaṃ manoharam

Translation

Within that celestial vimāna, there appeared a wondrous Presence—radiant like blazing embers—of immense splendor, fiercely shining, without any distinguishing marks, yet utterly enchanting.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विमाने: in the chariot
• विमाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परि: around/fully
• परि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (prefix-like), क्रियाविशेषणार्थे

• अक्षम्: axle/eye (contextually: around the axle/axis)
• अक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘परि’ इत्यनेन सह—पर्याक्षम् (परि + अक्षम्)

• ज्वलित-अङ्गार-वर्चसम्: having the radiance of glowing embers
• ज्वलित-अङ्गार-वर्चसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘महातेजः/…’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• महातेजः: great splendor
• महातेजः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• प्रज्वलन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘महातेजः’ इति विशेषण

• निर्विशेषम्: without distinction/featureless
• निर्विशेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘महातेजः’ इति विशेषण

• मनोहरम्: charming
• मनोहरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘महातेजः’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the ‘nirviśeṣa’ blazing presence functions as a theophany of the transcendent Lord beyond attributes.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to Shiva as the supreme Pati who can be intuited as sheer effulgence—beyond limiting characteristics (nirviśeṣa)—yet experienced as profoundly attractive to the purified mind, indicating the meeting of transcendence and grace.

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

The verse describes an attribute-transcending radiance, which aligns with the Linga principle: a support for contemplation where form points beyond itself, guiding the devotee from saguna worship toward realization of Shiva’s nirviśeṣa, limitless nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as inner light—steady attention on a luminous presence beyond mental labels—supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrāksha as aids to focused devotion.