Shloka 5

Vyāsa-pūjana-prakāra

Procedure for Worship of Vyāsa / the Ācārya

Devanagari script

तत्रास्थाप्य शुभं ग्रंथं लिखितं ललिताक्षरैः । आचार्याय सुधीर्दद्यान्मुक्तः स्याद्भवबन्धनैः

Transliteration

tatrāsthāpya śubhaṃ graṃthaṃ likhitaṃ lalitākṣaraiḥ | ācāryāya sudhīrdadyānmuktaḥ syādbhavabandhanaiḥ

Translation

Having placed there an auspicious scripture, beautifully written in elegant letters, the wise devotee should present it to the ācārya, the spiritual preceptor; by that act he is freed from the bonds of saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण-निर्देशक (Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• आस्थाप्य: having placed
• आस्थाप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √स्था (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive); ‘having placed/installed’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ग्रन्थम् इति विशेषण

• ग्रन्थम्: book/treatise
• ग्रन्थम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• लिखितम्: written
• लिखितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Describes ‘book’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √लिख् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन—ग्रन्थम् इति सह समन्वयः

• ललित-अक्षरैः: with elegant letters
• ललित-अक्षरैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललित (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (ललितानि अक्षराणि = elegant letters)

• आचार्याय: to the teacher
• आचार्याय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सु-धीः: a wise person
• सु-धीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-धीः = good/intelligent person)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/should); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण/फल (Result state of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भव-बन्धनैः: from the bonds of worldly existence
• भव-बन्धनैः: अपादान (Apādāna/Separation: from bonds)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (अपादान/हेतु-निर्देश), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य बन्धनानि = bonds of worldly existence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Scripture-gift to the ācārya is treated as a liberation-aiding act: it removes bhava-bandhana by aligning the paśu with śāstra and guru, conduits of Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that honoring the ācārya with an auspicious scripture (grantha-dāna) is a dharmic act that supports right knowledge (jñāna) and, by Shiva’s grace, loosens the pasha (bondage) of saṃsāra.

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

In Shaiva practice, service to the guru is treated as service to Shiva in manifest form (saguṇa upāsanā). Offering a Shiva-related scripture strengthens devotion and correct understanding that guides proper Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform grantha-dāna: place a sacred text respectfully in a clean, sanctified space (often near a Shiva shrine) and offer it to one’s ācārya with reverence, along with a prayer for release from bhava-bandhana (worldly bondage).