Shloka 49

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

विधानेन करिष्यामि युष्मदाज्ञापुरस्सरम् । एवं विधाय संकल्पं दर्भानुत्तरतस्त्यजेत्

Transliteration

vidhānena kariṣyāmi yuṣmadājñāpurassaram | evaṃ vidhāya saṃkalpaṃ darbhānuttaratastyajet

Translation

«Je l’accomplirai selon le rite prescrit, en plaçant votre ordre au premier rang.» Ayant ainsi établi le saṅkalpa, il doit alors jeter l’herbe kuśa (darbha) vers le nord.

Word by Word

• vidhānena: according to the prescribed procedure
• vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• kariṣyāmi: I shall do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• yuṣmat-ājñā-puraḥ-saram: with your command in front (as authority)
• yuṣmat-ājñā-puraḥ-saram: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuṣmat-ājñā-puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक; yuṣmat + ājñā + puraḥsara)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘preceded by your command/with your permission as the forerunner’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• vidhāya: having performed
• vidhāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having arranged/performed’

• saṃkalpam: the resolve/sankalpa
• saṃkalpam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• darbhān: kuśa grass (blades)
• darbhān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• uttarataḥ: to the north (side)
• uttarataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uttaratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिक्कालवाचक-अव्यय (directional adverb: to the north/northwards)

• tyajet: should place/leave/throw
• tyajet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating ritual procedure as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: vidhānena kariṣyāmi yuṣmadājñāpurassaram

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that worship becomes fruitful when performed with śāstric order (vidhi) and a clear saṅkalpa—an inward alignment of intention to the path of Pati (Śiva), not mere outer action.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly framed as vidhi-yukta (rule-guided) devotion: honoring the guru/elders’ instruction and setting saṅkalpa stabilizes the mind so that Saguna worship leads toward realization of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to performing saṅkalpa before pūjā and using darbha/kuśa in the rite (casting/placing it northward as indicated), reinforcing attention, purity, and directional discipline during worship.