Shloka 29

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

तपस्तमपि चोद्वास्य कृत्वा तस्याथ शांतये । विद्याकलां समाधाय तद्व्याप्तिं चावलोकयेत्

Transliteration

tapastamapi codvāsya kṛtvā tasyātha śāṃtaye | vidyākalāṃ samādhāya tadvyāptiṃ cāvalokayet

Translation

Having also dispelled that austerity-born heat and, for its pacification, establishing the power of sacred knowledge in deep concentration, one should contemplate its all-pervading presence.

Word by Word

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tam: him/that (person)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphatic/also

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात), conjunction

• udvāsya: having expelled/removed
• udvāsya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vas (उद्+वस् धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive/gerund; having expelled/removed

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive/gerund; having done/made

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• atha: then/thereupon
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), sequence/then

• śāntaye: for pacification/peace
• śāntaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vidyā-kalām: the portion/aspect of knowledge
• vidyā-kalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘vidyāyāḥ kalā’ (a part/portion of knowledge)

• samādhāya: having established/placed
• samādhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (सम्+आ+धा धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive/gerund; having placed/established/collected (in meditation)

• tad-vyāptim: its pervasion/extent
• tad-vyāptim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘tasya vyāptiḥ’ (its pervasion)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात), conjunction

• avalokayet: should observe/should look at
• avalokayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√lok (अव+लोक् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that raw ascetic intensity (tapas) must be calmed and refined through concentrated spiritual knowledge (vidyā) so the seeker can realize the all-pervading reality of Shiva (Pati), rather than remaining bound by the heat of effort alone.

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

Linga-worship begins with a form (saguṇa support) but culminates in contemplation of Shiva’s vyāpti—His presence pervading all. The verse points from disciplined practice toward inner absorption where the Linga signifies the formless, all-pervading Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditative practice: settle the agitation caused by austerities, enter samādhi by fixing the mind in vidyā (Shiva-jñāna), and contemplate Shiva’s pervasion; this aligns well with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) leading into silent absorption.