Shloka 34

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

त्यजतं मानमात्मीयं मयीशे कुरुतं मतिम् । मत्प्रसादेन लोकेषु सर्वोप्यर्थः प्रकाशते

Transliteration

tyajataṃ mānamātmīyaṃ mayīśe kurutaṃ matim | matprasādena lokeṣu sarvopyarthaḥ prakāśate

Translation

Abandon your self-centered pride, and fix your understanding upon Me, the Lord. By My grace, in the worlds, every aim and true meaning becomes clearly revealed.

Word by Word

• tyajatam: abandon (you two)
• tyajatam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), द्विवचन (du), परस्मैपद

• mānam: pride
• mānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• ātmīyam: your own
• ātmīyam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātmīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् mānam-शब्दस्य

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन

• īśe: (as) the Lord
• īśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन; mayi-इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रयोगः

• kurutam: place; make (you two)
• kurutam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन, परस्मैपद

• matim: mind; intention
• matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• mat-prasādena: by my grace
• mat-prasādena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mat (asmad-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('my' + 'grace'), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• lokeṣu: in the worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc), बहुवचन

• sarvaḥ: all; every
• sarvaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; arthaḥ-शब्दस्य विशेषणम्

• api: also; even
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-निपात (additive/emphatic)

• arthaḥ: meaning; purpose; object
• arthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• prakāśate: becomes manifest; shines forth
• prakāśate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kāś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that ego (māna) veils truth, while surrender and one-pointed devotion to Shiva invite His prasāda, through which right understanding and the highest goal (moksha) become evident.

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

Linga-worship is a concrete practice of placing one’s mind in Shiva (mayi… matim). Approaching the Linga with humility rather than pride is said to make Shiva’s grace effective, revealing the inner meaning of worship beyond mere ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice humility and mental absorption in Shiva through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering to the Shiva-Linga; let the intention be surrender (prasāda-seeking) rather than display or self-importance.