Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

शुचौ लोके तु कैलासे रुद्रो वै भूतहृत्स्थितः । षडुत्तराश्च पंचाशदहिंसांतास्तदूर्ध्वगाः

Transliteration

śucau loke tu kailāse rudro vai bhūtahṛtsthitaḥ | ṣaḍuttarāśca paṃcāśadahiṃsāṃtāstadūrdhvagāḥ

Translation

In the pure realm of Kailāsa, Rudra indeed abides, firmly established in the hearts of all beings. Above that are fifty‑six higher planes, rising upward and culminating in ahiṃsā (non‑violence).

Word by Word

• शुचौ: in the pure
• शुचौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (लोके)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• कैलासे: in Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• भूतहृत्-स्थितः: situated at Bhūtahṛt
• भूतहृत्-स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूतहृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ("situated in/at Bhūtahṛt")

• षट्-उत्तराः: six additional
• षट्-उत्तराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास ("six more/with six additional")

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• पञ्चाशत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (numeral used substantively)

• अहिंसा-अन्ताः: ending with (the realm called) Ahiṃsā
• अहिंसा-अन्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ("ending at Ahiṃsā")

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ऊर्ध्वगाः)

• ऊर्ध्वगाः: above-going/above
• ऊर्ध्वगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Kailāsa is presented as the śuddha-loka where Rudra is enthroned yet simultaneously immanent as the indweller of all beings (bhūtahṛt-sthita).

Significance: Meditation on Kailāsa as inner-heart abode: reinforces antaryāmitva (indwelling lordship) and purity leading toward liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: ascent through higher planes culminating in ahiṃsā as a moral-ontic summit

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Rudra is not merely a distant deity but the indwelling Lord (Pati) seated in the heart of every being; spiritual ascent is measured by inner purity and the flowering of dharma—here highlighted by ahiṃsā.

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

Liṅga-worship trains the mind to recognize Śiva as the inner reality behind all forms; the verse points from sacred geography (Kailāsa) to sacred interiority (the heart), harmonizing outer Saguna worship with inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inner recollection of Rudra through japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and observances that purify conduct—chiefly ahiṃsā—so devotion becomes a lived discipline, not only a ceremony.