Shloka 8

Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body

Devanagari script

ज्ञानिनोऽपि तथा तत्र तपोमंत्रबलादपि । ते सर्वे सुविजानंति सर्वमेतन्न संशयः

Transliteration

jñānino'pi tathā tatra tapomaṃtrabalādapi | te sarve suvijānaṃti sarvametanna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

そこでは、賢者たちでさえ、苦行（タパス）と真言（マントラ）の力によって、この一切を明晰に悟り知る。これに疑いはない。

Word by Word

• ज्ञानिनः: the wise (people)
• ज्ञानिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (inclusive/emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise’ (adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तपो-मन्त्र-बलात्: from/by the power of austerity and mantra
• तपो-मन्त्र-बलात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचनम्; समाहार/निर्देशार्थे षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (तपसः मन्त्रस्य बलात् = by the power of austerity and mantra)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; ते विशेषयति

• सुविजानन्ति: know well / understand clearly
• सुविजानन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘सु-’ (intensive/augment)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्धः

• न: not / no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General doctrinal assertion: jñānin-s, empowered by tapas and mantra, attain clear knowledge—consistent with Siddhānta’s view that right means (upāya) culminate in the Lord’s clarifying grace.

Significance: Validates mantra and austerity as legitimate supports for insight; pilgrims may integrate vrata/tapas with mantra-japa to deepen understanding of Śiva-tattva.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that true certainty in spiritual truth arises through disciplined tapas and mantra—means by which the soul (paśu) is purified and led toward the Lord (Pati), dissolving doubt.

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

Mantra empowered by devotion and practice is central to Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana); through such mantra-bala, the devotee gains clear understanding of Shiva’s grace and the path to liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular mantra-japa (especially Shaiva mantras like the Panchakshara) supported by tapas—vows, purity, steady meditation, and disciplined living—to strengthen mantra-bala and remove doubt.