Shloka 10

Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)

Devanagari script

शिवेनोक्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि क्रमाद्गुरुमुखाच्छ्रुतम् । शिवैको ब्रह्मरूपत्वान्निष्कलः परिकीर्तितः

Transliteration

śivenoktaṃ pravakṣyāmi kramādgurumukhācchrutam | śivaiko brahmarūpatvānniṣkalaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

Translation

I shall now expound, in due order, what was spoken by Lord Śiva and heard from the mouth of the Guru. Śiva alone—because His very nature is Brahman—is proclaimed to be niṣkala, partless and without divisions.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-करण), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रमात्: in due order
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: in order/stepwise)

• गुरु-मुखात्: from the guru’s mouth
• गुरु-मुखात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुरोः मुखम्)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘heard’

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकः: one/alone
• एकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म-रूपत्वात्: because of (his) Brahman-nature
• ब्रह्म-रूपत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मरूप = having the form of Brahman; -त्व = abstract noun)

• निष्कलः: partless/formless
• निष्कलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परिकीर्तितः: is declared/proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed’ (predicate)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, presenting Shiva’s teaching as received through the Guru)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Provides doctrinal basis for liṅga/bera worship: Śiva is ultimately niṣkala (transcendent Brahman) yet teachable through tradition (guru-mukha) and worship forms.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman
• Guru

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as the one Supreme Reality (Brahman) who is niṣkala—beyond parts and limiting attributes—while also affirming that this truth is received through authentic guru-paramparā and then taught in a systematic order.

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

By declaring Śiva as niṣkala (transcendent), the verse provides the metaphysical basis for worship: the Liṅga and saguna forms are sacred supports for devotion and contemplation, leading the seeker toward realization of Śiva’s nirguṇa, partless essence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to disciplined study and contemplation under a Guru, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Śiva as the one, partless Reality—moving from form-based worship toward inner realization.