Shloka 26

पुराणश्रवणप्रस्तावः

Prologue to the Recitation of the Śaiva Purāṇa

Devanagari script

क्रमान्मननपर्यंते साधनेऽस्मिन्सुसाधिते । शिवयोगो भवेत्तेन सालोक्यादिक्रमाच्छनैः

Transliteration

kramānmananaparyaṃte sādhane'sminsusādhite | śivayogo bhavettena sālokyādikramācchanaiḥ

Translation

When this discipline is well accomplished step by step—up to the stage of manana (deep contemplation)—there arises through it Śiva-yoga, union with Śiva; and then, gradually in due order, the states beginning with sālokya (dwelling in Śiva’s realm) are attained.

Word by Word

• क्रमात्: from/according to sequence
• क्रमात्: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense of 'in order/stepwise')

• मनन-पर्यन्ते: up to (the stage of) reflection
• मनन-पर्यन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सीमावाचक: 'up to contemplation')

• साधने: in the practice/means
• साधने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सु-साधिते: well accomplished
• सु-साधिते: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + साध् (धातु) → साधित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) विशेषण; 'well-accomplished'

• शिव-योगः: union with Śiva
• शिव-योगः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: 'union with Śiva')

• भवेत्: would arise/occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सालोक्य-आदि-क्रमात्: from the order beginning with sālokya
• सालोक्य-आदि-क्रमात्: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('from the sequence beginning with sālokya')

• शनैः: gradually
• शनैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga legend; it articulates the graded fruition of sādhana: śivayoga and then sālokya-ādi mukti in sequence—language resonant with Purāṇic and Siddhānta soteriology.

Significance: Maps the pilgrim’s inner ascent: disciplined practice culminates in communion with Śiva and progressive liberation-states (sālokya, etc.), emphasizing grace and maturation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches a graded Shaiva path: sustained practice culminating in manana (deep contemplative assimilation) ripens into Śiva-yoga, after which liberation unfolds in stages beginning with sālokya.

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

In the Vidyeshvara context, disciplined worship and contemplation of Saguna Śiva (often through Linga-upāsanā and mantra) matures the devotee’s consciousness, leading toward direct communion (Śiva-yoga) and progressive liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a stepwise sādhana culminating in contemplative meditation (manana)—typically supported in this Samhita by Shiva-mantra japa (notably the Panchakshara), focused worship of the Linga, and steady inner recollection of Śiva.