Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

एतत्पाशुपतं ज्ञानं पंचायतनमुच्यते । तदेतद्विमलं लिगमोंकारं समुपस्थितम्

Transliteration

etatpāśupataṃ jñānaṃ paṃcāyatanamucyate | tadetadvimalaṃ ligamoṃkāraṃ samupasthitam

Translation

Pengetahuan Pāśupata ini disebut Pañcāyatana. Liṅga yang amat suci ini—yang satu dengan suku kata Oṃ—tampak nyata berdiri di sini.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Determiner of jñānam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पाशुपतम्: Pāśupata (pertaining to Paśupati/Śiva)
• पाशुपतम्: विशेषण (Adjective of jñānam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of ucyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पंचायतनम्: the five-shrine system (pañcāyatana)
• पंचायतनम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate complement with ucyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पञ्च आयतनानि यस्मिन्/पञ्चायतनम् (द्विगु)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विमलम्: pure, stainless
• विमलम्: विशेषण (Adjective of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga, emblem
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; with samupasthitam as predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ओंकारम्: Oṃkāra (the syllable Oṃ)
• ओंकारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; appositional/identificatory)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समुपस्थितम्: present, manifested, come forth
• समुपस्थितम्: विधेय (Predicate adjective of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa 34; likely a narrator in a dialogue tradition such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma or Śiva → Pārvatī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतत्पाशुपतं = एतत् + पाशुपतम्; पंचायतनमुच्यते = पंचायतनम् + उच्यते; तदेतद्विमलं = तत् + एतत् + विमलम्; लिगमोंकारं = लिङ्गम् + ओंकारम्.

Characters & Entities

• Pāśupati (Śiva)
• Oṃ (Praṇava)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is meant by ‘Pāśupata knowledge’ in this verse?

It refers to Śaiva spiritual doctrine and practice associated with Pāśupati (Śiva), emphasizing purity, devotion, and realization of Śiva as the supreme principle.

How does the verse connect the liṅga with Oṃ?

It presents the liṅga as ‘vimala’ (pure) and identified with Oṃ (praṇava), indicating that the formless sacred sound and the iconic symbol both point to the same ultimate Śiva-reality.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied here?

The verse implies that authentic worship should be grounded in inner purity and right understanding (jñāna), seeing sacred forms (like the liṅga) as gateways to the highest truth symbolized by Oṃ.