Shloka 28

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षरं तु गायत्रीपुरश्चर्य्याफलं लभेत् । इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्कामानं ते निर्वाणतां व्रजेत्

Transliteration

pratyakṣaraṃ tu gāyatrīpuraścaryyāphalaṃ labhet | iha bhuktvākhilānkāmānaṃ te nirvāṇatāṃ vrajet

Translation

Por cada sílaba de este mantra sagrado se obtiene el mérito equivalente a cumplir el puraścaraṇa completo de la Gāyatrī. Habiendo gozado en esta vida todos los fines deseados, al final se avanza hacia el nirvāṇa: la liberación en Śiva.

Word by Word

• प्रति: per/for each
• प्रति: प्रकार (Distribution)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; distributive ‘per/each’

• अक्षरम्: syllable
• अक्षरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात; particle ‘but/indeed’

• गायत्रीपुरश्चर्याफलम्: the fruit of Gayatrī-puraścaraṇa
• गायत्रीपुरश्चर्याफलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरश्चर्या (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-श्रृंखला: ‘गायत्र्याः पुरश्चर्यायाः फलम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘may obtain’

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Place adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘here/in this world’

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having enjoyed’

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; qualifies ‘कामान्’

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Pronoun nominative plural (they)

• निर्वाणताम्: the state of liberation (nirvāṇa)
• निर्वाणताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; goal state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (state/condition)

• व्रजेत्: may attain/go to
• व्रजेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘may go/attain’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Equates syllabic recitation with major Vedic mantra-observance, then culminates in nirvāṇa in Śiva—typical Purāṇic compression of merit into bhakti-japa/śravaṇa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gayatri

FAQs

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

It declares that Śiva-mantra practice is so potent that each syllable yields immense merit, culminating not merely in worldly fulfillment but in nirvāṇa—final liberation in the Lord (Pati), consistent with Shaiva Siddhanta’s aim of release from pāśa (bondage).

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, mantra-japa is a primary limb of Saguna Śiva worship—often performed alongside Liṅga-pūjā—where disciplined repetition purifies the soul and prepares it for Śiva’s grace, which grants liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular mantra-japa with a puraścaraṇa-style discipline (counted repetition, observances, and purity of conduct) is implied; it emphasizes syllable-conscious recitation as a direct means toward both desired results and moksha.