Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तथैव तु गुणानेव पुनरस्योपपादयेत् । सर्वज्ञातां तथा तृप्तिं बोधं चाद्यन्तवर्जितम्

Transliteration

tathaiva tu guṇāneva punarasyopapādayet | sarvajñātāṃ tathā tṛptiṃ bodhaṃ cādyantavarjitam

Translation

Likewise, one should again establish in one’s understanding His very attributes: His omniscience, His perfect fullness and contentment (tṛpti), and His consciousness (bodha), devoid of beginning and end.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/in the same way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/and)

• गुणान्: qualities
• गुणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अस्य: of him/of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular ‘of him/this’

• उपपादयेत्: should establish/bestow
• उपपादयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + पद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; with उपसर्ग उप-; should produce/bring about/establish

• सर्वज्ञताम्: omniscience
• सर्वज्ञताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ज्ञता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; tatpuruṣa ‘omniscience’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘likewise’

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• बोधम्: awakening/knowledge
• बोधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आद्यन्तवर्जितम्: devoid of beginning and end
• आद्यन्तवर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि + अन्त + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; dvandva ‘beginning and end’ + vṛj(वर्ज्) kta-derived adjective ‘devoid of’; qualifies ‘bodham’ (or the set)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It directs the seeker to contemplate Shiva’s essential nature—omniscient, perfectly complete, and pure consciousness beyond time—so the mind turns from the limited self (paśu) toward the eternal Lord (Pati), which supports liberation.

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

Linga-worship begins with form (saguṇa) as a support for meditation, but this verse points to the Linga’s inner truth: Shiva is beginningless and endless consciousness. The outer worship matures into inner recognition of His limitless bodha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mentally affirming these three contemplations—Shiva’s omniscience, perfect fullness, and beginningless-endless awareness—while maintaining purity through bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady attention.