Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 53
Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue
Devanagari script
देहो देवालयः प्रोक्तो जीव एव महेश्वरः / त्यजेदज्ञाननिर्माल्यं सोहंभावेन योजयेत्
Transliteration
deho devālayaḥ prokto jīva eva maheśvaraḥ / tyajedajñānanirmālyaṃ sohaṃbhāvena yojayet
Translation
देह को देवालय कहा गया है और जीव ही महेश्वर है। अज्ञानरूपी निर्माल्य को त्यागकर ‘सोऽहं’ भाव से (स्वरूप में) युक्त हो।
Word by Word
dehaḥthe body
dehaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
deva-ālayaḥa temple (abode of the deity)
deva-ālayaḥ:
Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa-samāsa: devānām ālayaḥ = abode/temple of the gods
proktaḥis declared
proktaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicative participle (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormKta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); passive sense: 'said/declared'
jīvaḥthe individual soul
jīvaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjīva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
evaindeed/alone
eva:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक-निपात)
maheśvaraḥMaheshvara (the Great Lord)
maheśvaraḥ:
Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: mahān īśvaraḥ = the great Lord
tyajetone should abandon
tyajet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√tyaj (धातु)
FormVidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada
ajñāna-nirmālyamthe refuse/remnant of ignorance
ajñāna-nirmālyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roota-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmālya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ajñānasya nirmālyaṃ = the 'withered garland'/remnant of ignorance
so'ham-bhāvenaby the sense of “I am He”
so'ham-bhāvena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaḥ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: so'ham iti bhāvaḥ = the attitude/realization 'I am He'
yojayetone should unite/apply (oneself)
yojayet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yuj (धातु)
FormVidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन); causative sense in usage: 'should unite/apply'