Shloka 132

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

शिवस्वरूपमंत्रस्य धारणाच्छिव एव हि । शिवभक्तशरीरे हि शिवे तत्परमो भवेत्

Transliteration

śivasvarūpamaṃtrasya dhāraṇācchiva eva hi | śivabhaktaśarīre hi śive tatparamo bhavet

Translation

En portant en soi le mantra qui est la nature même de Śiva, on devient assurément Śiva. Et dans le corps d’un dévot de Śiva naît l’attachement suprême, l’esprit tout entier tourné vers Śiva seul.

Word by Word

• शिवस्वरूपमन्त्रस्य: of the mantra of Śiva’s true form
• शिवस्वरूपमन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-स्वरूप-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य स्वरूपः—तद्विषयः मन्त्रः)

• धारणात्: from (the act of) retaining/holding
• धारणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; धारण-शब्दः (holding/retention)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (only/indeed)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• शिवभक्तशरीरे: in the body of a devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तशरीरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-भक्त-शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवभक्तस्य शरीरम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• शिवे: in Śiva / with regard to Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तत्परमः: supremely devoted (to Him)
• तत्परमः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्-परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् परः = devoted to that)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained inner retention of Śiva’s own mantra transforms the devotee’s consciousness toward Śiva-nature, culminating in one-pointed devotion and liberating Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship supports Saguna devotion (form-based focus), while mantra-dhāraṇā internalizes that worship—turning outer reverence into inner absorption in Śiva, the reality signified by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with dhāraṇā (steady mental holding) of the Śiva-svarūpa mantra—classically the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating unwavering attention and devotion to Śiva.