Shloka 3

Devanagari script

नैत्यिकं सकलं कामं विधायानंतरं पुमान् । शिवस्मरणपूर्वं हि भस्मरुद्रा क्षधारकः

Transliteration

naityikaṃ sakalaṃ kāmaṃ vidhāyānaṃtaraṃ pumān | śivasmaraṇapūrvaṃ hi bhasmarudrā kṣadhārakaḥ

Translation

After completing all his daily duties, a man—first remembering Lord Śiva—should then wear the sacred ash (bhasma) and the Rudrākṣa beads.

Word by Word

• नैत्यिकम्: daily, regular
• नैत्यिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्यक/नैत्यिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (daily/regular)

• सकलम्: entire, complete
• सकलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कामम्: desired rite/task (duty)
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) of √धा with वि-; ‘having done’

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• पुमान्: a man (the practitioner)
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शिवस्मरणपूर्वम्: preceded by remembrance of Śiva
• शिवस्मरणपूर्वम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव + स्मरण + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘with Śiva-remembrance as prior’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भस्मरुद्राक्षधारकः: wearer of ash and rudrākṣa beads
• भस्मरुद्राक्षधारकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्म + रुद्राक्ष + धारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भस्म च रुद्राक्षाः च—समुच्चयार्थे द्वन्द्वाभासः—तयोः धारकः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Bhasma-dhāraṇa and rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa are presented as daily Śaiva marks that purify the practitioner and orient the bound soul (paśu) toward Pati through constant smaraṇa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer Shaiva marks (bhasma and Rudrākṣa) should be grounded in inner Śiva-smaraṇa; remembrance of Pati (Śiva) sanctifies daily life and turns routine action toward liberation.

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

Bhasma and Rudrākṣa are classic supports for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā; they prepare the devotee’s body-mind for reverent approach to the Liṅga through purity, identity with Śiva, and continuous recollection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete daily duties, then begin with Śiva-smaraṇa (often with the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and afterward wear/apply bhasma and don Rudrākṣa as a daily Shaiva discipline.