Shloka 112

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

सद्योजातस्य तत्स्थानं पंचमावरणं परम् । वामदेवस्य च स्थानं चतुर्थावरणं पुनः

Transliteration

sadyojātasya tatsthānaṃ paṃcamāvaraṇaṃ param | vāmadevasya ca sthānaṃ caturthāvaraṇaṃ punaḥ

Translation

The station of Sadyojāta is the supreme fifth enclosure (āvaraṇa). And again, the station of Vāmadeva is the fourth enclosure.

Word by Word

• sadyojātasya: of Sadyojāta
• sadyojātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadyojāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-sthānam: that place/seat
• tat-sthānam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): “that place”; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcama-āvaraṇam: the fifth enclosure
• pañcama-āvaraṇam: Karma (कर्म/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): “fifth enclosure/covering”; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (predicate-noun)

• param: supreme/excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (qualifying pañcama-āvaraṇam)

• vāmadevasya: of Vāmadeva
• vāmadevasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmadeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sthānam: place/seat
• sthānam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturtha-āvaraṇam: the fourth enclosure
• caturtha-āvaraṇam: Karma (कर्म/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): “fourth enclosure”; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (predicate-noun)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse maps the sacred precinct through ‘āvaraṇas’ (enclosures), aligning temple space with Śiva’s fivefold faces; Sadyojāta is placed as the ‘supreme fifth enclosure,’ indicating a cosmological-temple correspondence in the Viśveśvara-kṣetra.

Significance: Circumambulation through graded enclosures is framed as moving through Śiva’s cosmic functions—from outer activity toward inner sanctity—culminating in fitness for Liṅga-darśana.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It maps the inner “enclosures” (āvaraṇas) of contemplation to Shiva’s Panchabrahma aspects, indicating graded inwardness in worship where specific Shiva-forms preside over specific subtle levels.

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

In Linga-upāsanā, devotees meditate on Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) aspects as gateways to the transcendent; the āvaraṇa scheme presents an ordered way to approach the Linga’s inner reality through Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditative nyāsa-style contemplation: while worshipping the Linga, mentally place (dhyāna/nyāsa) Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva in their respective āvaraṇas, coordinating the practice with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).