Shloka 46

Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body

Devanagari script

तृतीयं नादते शृंगमभिचारि नियोजयेत् । विद्विडुच्चाटने शत्रोर्मारणे च प्रयोजयेत्

Transliteration

tṛtīyaṃ nādate śṛṃgamabhicāri niyojayet | vidviḍuccāṭane śatrormāraṇe ca prayojayet

Translation

El tercer cuerno, el que produce sonido, debe emplearse en actos de abhicāra—hechicería hostil—como el expulsar al adversario; y contra el enemigo, también para ritos de mārana, de destrucción.

Word by Word

• तृतीयम्: the third (one)
• तृतीयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• नादते: sounds/resounds
• नादते: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद् (नद्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• शृङ्गम्: horn
• शृङ्गम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अभिचारि: (as) for sorcery/hostile rite
• अभिचारि: कर्म (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘-in’ अन्त विशेषण; (अभिचारं करोति)

• नियोजयेत्: one should employ/apply
• नियोजयेत्: क्रिया (injunctive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √युज् (युज्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विद्विट्: of an enemy/hostile (one)
• विद्विट्: सम्बन्ध (qualifier in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपदार्थे (enemy), एकवचन; here as first member in compound with उच्छाटन

• उच्छाटने: in expulsion (rite)
• उच्छाटने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत् + √छद्/√छट् (धातु) से निष्पन्न ‘उच्छाटन’ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘in the rite of expulsion’

• शत्रोः: of the enemy
• शत्रोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मरणे: in killing (rite)
• मरणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रयोजयेत्: one should apply/use
• प्रयोजयेत्: क्रिया (injunctive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √युज् (युज्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse belongs to a yogic/occult taxonomy of nāda (inner/ritual sounds) and their prayoga (applications), including abhicāra (hostile rites).

Significance: Functions as a cautionary/technical note on mantra-śāstra/abhicāra within Purāṇic discourse rather than a tīrtha-mahātmyam.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It records a ritual classification of implements used in forceful rites (abhicāra), implicitly reminding that such power-oriented practices belong to the lower, results-driven sphere (pāśa-bound aims) rather than the liberating devotion to Pati (Shiva) taught for moksha.

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

While Saguna Shiva worship can include prescribed rites and protections, Linga-upāsanā in the Purana is ultimately aimed at purification and liberation; this verse sits on the ritual-technical side of practice and should be understood as contextual instruction, not the highest Shaiva ideal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A ritual application of a resounding horn as an instrument in uccāṭana and māraṇa-type rites; for a Shaiva sadhaka seeking sattva and grace, the safer takeaway is to prioritize japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and disciplined worship over harmful intent.