Shloka 5

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

शिष्येण यदि दुःस्वप्नो दृष्टस्तद्दोषशांतये । शतमर्धं तदर्धं वा जुहुयान्मूलविद्यया

Transliteration

śiṣyeṇa yadi duḥsvapno dṛṣṭastaddoṣaśāṃtaye | śatamardhaṃ tadardhaṃ vā juhuyānmūlavidyayā

Translation

If a disciple has seen an inauspicious dream, then to pacify that fault he should offer oblations with the Root-Mantra (Mūla-vidyā)—one hundred, or fifty, or even twenty-five.

Word by Word

• शिष्येण: by the disciple
• शिष्येण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental singular

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तवाचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• दुः-स्वप्नः: a bad dream
• दुः-स्वप्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयप्राय (दुःखः स्वप्नः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• दृष्टः: is seen
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle ‘seen’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (अव्यक्त-समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण); here as demonstrative in compound with दोषशान्तये

• दोष-शान्तये: for the pacification of the fault
• दोष-शान्तये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दोषस्य शान्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Dative singular (purpose)

• शतम्: a hundred (times/oblations)
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular (measure/number)

• अर्धम्: half
• अर्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• तत्-अर्धम्: that half (i.e., half of that)
• तत्-अर्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (तत् एव अर्धम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पवाचक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblations)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg ‘should offer’

• मूल-विद्यया: with the root-mantra/primary vidyā
• मूल-विद्यया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (मूला विद्या); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that disturbances arising in the subtle mind (such as inauspicious dreams) are to be purified through Śiva-centered discipline—mantra and offering—so the disciple regains inner clarity and steadiness on the path to Śiva (Pati).

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

By prescribing mūla-vidyā with homa, it emphasizes Saguna Śiva worship through mantra and ritual action, which steadies devotion and purifies karmic impressions—supporting Linga-upāsanā as a practical means of śānti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Śiva-mantra homa using the Root-Mantra (mūla-vidyā), with 100, 50, or 25 oblations for doṣa-śānti; it also implies accompanying mantra-japa with focused remembrance of Śiva.