Shloka 7

The Glory of the Oṃkāra Pañcāyatana Liṅga and Kāśī’s Secret Five Liṅgas

Devanagari script

संस्मरेदीश्वरं लिंगं पंचायतनमव्ययम् । देहांते परमं ज्योतिरानंदं विशते बुधः

Transliteration

saṃsmaredīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ paṃcāyatanamavyayam | dehāṃte paramaṃ jyotirānaṃdaṃ viśate budhaḥ

Translation

Le sage doit se souvenir du liṅga du Seigneur, impérissable et relevant du culte sacré en cinq formes. À la fin du corps, il entre dans la lumière suprême, qui est béatitude.

Word by Word

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; विधिलिङर्थे आज्ञा/विधान (injunctive sense: ‘should remember’)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पंचायतनम्: as pañcāyatana
• पंचायतनम्: विशेषण (Adjective of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास; लिङ्गस्य विशेषणम्

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: विशेषण (Adjective of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देह-अन्ते: at the end of the body (at death)
• देह-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative: time/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—देहस्य अन्ते (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Adjective of jyotis/ānanda)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: कर्म (Karma/Object of viśate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (ज्योतिः-शब्दः द्वितीयायां ज्योतिः)

• आनन्दम्: bliss
• आनन्दम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; coordinate with jyotis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विशते: enters, attains
• विशते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of viśate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Svargakhaṇḍa context; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संस्मरेदीश्वरं = संस्मरेत् + ईश्वरम्; पंचायतनमव्ययम् = पंचायतनम् + अव्ययम्; देहांते = देहान्ते; ज्योतिरानंदं = ज्योतिः + आनन्दम्.

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara
• Linga

FAQs

What spiritual practice is emphasized in this verse?

It emphasizes smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Īśvara in the form of the liṅga, especially as a sustaining contemplation leading toward liberation.

What does “paramaṃ jyotiḥ-ānandaṃ” mean here?

It refers to the highest spiritual radiance—ultimate reality experienced as luminous consciousness and bliss—entered by the wise at the time of death.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse convey?

Cultivate steady remembrance and worship in life so that, at death, the mind naturally rests in the divine, leading to peace and the highest goal.