Shloka 57

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

लब्धानुज्ञः शिवाच्छैवीं विद्यामस्मै समादिशेत् । ओंकारपूर्विकां तत्र संपुटान्तु नमो ऽंतगाम्

Transliteration

labdhānujñaḥ śivācchaivīṃ vidyāmasmai samādiśet | oṃkārapūrvikāṃ tatra saṃpuṭāntu namo 'ṃtagām

Translation

Having obtained Lord Śiva’s permission, he should impart to him the Śaiva mantra‑science. It is to be begun with the praṇava “Oṁ”; and there, within the enclosing saṁpuṭa (protective framing), the inwardly placed salutation—“namo”—is to be applied.

Word by Word

• लब्ध-अनुज्ञः: having obtained permission
• लब्ध-अनुज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle) ‘लब्ध’ + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• शिवात्: from Śiva
• शिवात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शैवीम्: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)
• शैवीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विद्याम्: mantra/knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समादिशेत्: should instruct/teach
• समादिशेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ओंकार-पूर्विकाम्: preceded by Oṃ
• ओंकार-पूर्विकाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्विका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• तत्र: there/in it
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): देश (there/in that)

• संपुटान्: enclosures/‘saṃpuṭa’ brackets
• संपुटान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): विशेष (indeed/and)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (particle/interjection) used in salutations; indeclinable form

• अन्त-गाम्: ending with (…namoḥ)
• अन्त-गाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गा (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘गाम्’ = शतृ/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (going) used adjectivally; ‘ending with’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ ... namaḥ (saṃpuṭa-vidhi indicated; full mantra not explicitly given)

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śaiva mantra‑knowledge is transmitted only with Śiva’s sanction and through proper instruction, and that the praṇava (Oṁ) and inner surrender (namo) are central to internalizing Śiva‑consciousness for purification and liberation.

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

By prescribing a Śaiva vidyā framed with Oṁ and ‘namo’, it supports Saguna worship through mantra that invokes Śiva as the gracious Lord (Pati) approachable by devotion, often practiced alongside liṅga‑pūjā as an inner offering of reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mantra‑dīkṣā and japa using Oṁ as the opening, with a protective ‘saṃpuṭa’ framing and the salutation ‘namo’ internalized—i.e., disciplined recitation and meditation where reverence is carried inward rather than kept merely external.