Shloka 64

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

एवन्ध्यात्वाथ मद्वामभागे त्वां च मनोन्मनीम् । गौरी मिमाय मन्त्रेण प्रणवाद्येन भक्तितः

Transliteration

evandhyātvātha madvāmabhāge tvāṃ ca manonmanīm | gaurī mimāya mantreṇa praṇavādyena bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Ayant ainsi médité, Gaurī—avec dévotion—te façonna, l’état de Manonmanī, sur mon côté gauche, au moyen d’un mantra qui commence par le Pranava (Oṃ).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb): manner-indicator

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययभाव

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle): sequence marker

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun), used as पूर्वपद in compound

• वाम-भागे: on the left side/part
• वाम-भागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense: 'left-side part'); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular), सर्वनाम

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

• मनोन्मनीम्: Manonmanī (name/title of the goddess)
• मनोन्मनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोन्मनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मिमाय: measured out / formed (created)
• मिमाय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रेण: by a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• प्रणव-आद्येन: beginning with (the) praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणव-आद्येन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रणवः आदिः यस्य/प्रणव-प्रमुखः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (agreeing with मन्त्रेण), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular) used adverbially (हेतु/कारण)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) praṇavādyamantra (begins with oṃ)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Gauri)

FAQs

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

It links yogic realization (Manonmanī—mind transcended) with bhakti and mantra, showing that devotion to Shiva supported by Pranava-led mantra leads toward the cessation of mental bondage and union with Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—Gaurī’s personal worship and mantra-japa—while pointing to a Nirguna fruit: Manonmanī, the mind-free absorption that culminates in Shiva-realization beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna followed by mantra-japa beginning with Oṁ (Pranava), performed with bhakti; practically, it implies steady meditation on Shiva and disciplined repetition of a Shiva-mantra to still the mind toward Manonmanī.