Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततो ऽप्यादाय मूलेन मुद्रया शास्त्रदृष्टया । योजयेन्मनसाचार्यो युगपत्सर्वयोनिषु

Transliteration

tato 'pyādāya mūlena mudrayā śāstradṛṣṭayā | yojayenmanasācāryo yugapatsarvayoniṣu

Translation

Then again, taking up the root mantra (mūla) together with the mudrā prescribed by the śāstra, the ācārya should, through focused contemplation, apply it simultaneously to all yonis (sources of manifestation), bringing every level of embodied existence under the discipline of Śiva’s ordinance.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (ablatival adverb: thereafter/from that)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), आ+दा-धातोः; ‘having taken’

• मूलेन: by/with the root (mūla)
• मूलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मुद्रया: by/with the mudrā (hand-gesture/seal)
• मुद्रया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• शास्त्रदृष्टया: as prescribed by scripture
• शास्त्रदृष्टया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र-दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शास्त्रेण दृष्टा/शास्त्रदृष्टिः = scripturally prescribed)

• योजयेत्: should join/apply
• योजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• आचार्यः: the teacher
• आचार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/रीति-अव्यय (adverb: simultaneously)

• सर्वयोनिषु: in all wombs/births/species
• सर्वयोनिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः योनयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the mūla-mantra, supported by śāstric method (mudrā) and inner concentration, can sanctify and order all levels of embodied life, aligning the soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati) and loosening bondage (pāśa).

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

Even when outer worship of the Liṅga is performed, this verse emphasizes the inner counterpart—manasā-yoga (mental application) guided by śāstra—so the devotee’s ritual becomes living communion with Saguna Śiva and leads toward the realization of His higher, transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A śāstra-guided practice of japa of the mūla-mantra combined with the appropriate mudrā, done with steady mental placement (nyāsa-like application) across the body and the layers of experience, cultivating one-pointed devotion and yogic discipline.