Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

पंचानामपि लिंगानां ब्रह्मादीनां समाश्रयम् । ओंकारबोधकं लिंगं पंचायतनमुच्यते

Transliteration

paṃcānāmapi liṃgānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ samāśrayam | oṃkārabodhakaṃ liṃgaṃ paṃcāyatanamucyate

Translation

梵天をはじめ諸神に結びつく五つのリンガの共通の依りどころとなり、オームカーラ（Oṃkāra）の悟りを示すそのリンガは、パンチャーヤタナ（Pañcāyatana）と呼ばれる。

Word by Word

• पञ्चानाम्: of the five
• पञ्चानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; संख्याशब्द (of five)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• लिङ्गानाम्: of the liṅgas
• लिङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: of Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मा-आदि (तत्पुरुष: ‘Brahmā and others’)

• समाश्रयम्: the support/refuge (that is resorted to)
• समाश्रयम्: विधेय (Predicate/qualifier of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘समाश्रित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अर्थे—आश्रयभूतम् (support/refuge)

• ओंकार-बोधकम्: that indicates/teaches Oṃkāra
• ओंकार-बोधकम्: विशेषण (Adjective of liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओंकार + बोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—ओंकारं बोधयति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of ucyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पंचायतनम्: pañcāyatana
• पंचायतनम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate complement with ucyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

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

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पंचानामपि = पञ्चानाम् + अपि; ओंकारबोधकं = ओंकार + बोधकम्; पंचायतनमुच्यते = पंचायतनम् + उच्यते.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Omkara (Om)

FAQs

What is meant by “Pañcāyatana” in this verse?

Here it denotes a fivefold sacred arrangement (five shrines/objects of worship) unified by a central liṅga that functions as their shared support and focus.

How does the verse connect the liṅga with Oṃ (Oṃkāra)?

It states that the liṅga is “oṃkāra-bodhaka”—a symbol/means through which the truth and meaning of Oṃ is realized or taught.

What theological idea is emphasized by calling the liṅga a “common support” (samāśraya)?

It suggests an integrative principle: diverse divine forms (Brahmā and others) are coordinated through a single foundational reality, represented here by the liṅga.