Shloka 5

Devanagari script

प्रातःप्रभृति सायान्ते सायादिप्रातरं ततः । यत्करोमि महादेव तदस्तु तव पूजनम्

Transliteration

prātaḥprabhṛti sāyānte sāyādiprātaraṃ tataḥ | yatkaromi mahādeva tadastu tava pūjanam

Translation

ចាប់ពីព្រឹករហូតដល់ល្ងាច ហើយពីល្ងាចទៅដល់ព្រឹកបន្ទាប់—អ្វីៗដែលខ្ញុំធ្វើ សូមឲ្យក្លាយជាការបូជារបស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់មហាទេវ (មហាដេវ) ទាំងអស់។

Word by Word

• प्रातः-प्रभृति: from morning onward
• प्रातः-प्रभृति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्ययसमूहः — ‘from morning onwards’

• सायान्ते: at evening
• सायान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (time-locative) — ‘at evening/end of day’

• साय-आदि-प्रातरम्: from evening onward up to morning
• साय-आदि-प्रातरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रातर् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् — ‘from evening etc. up to morning’ (i.e., night period)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् — ‘thereafter/then’

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun) — ‘whatever/that which’

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन-पदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/वाक्यविषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश/अन्वय (correlative) — ‘that’

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — ‘let it be’

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of you/your’

• पूजनम्: worship; offering
• पूजनम्: Prayojana/Phala (प्रयोजन/फल-रूपेण विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

A devoted worshipper (as narrated in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse, traditionally conveyed by Sūta Gosvāmī to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches sarva-kriyā-śivārpaṇa (offering all actions to Śiva), transforming daily life into continuous worship and loosening pāśa (bondage) through devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yat karomi mahādeva tad astu tava pūjanam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner consecration: by offering every action to Mahādeva, ordinary life becomes sacred service, reducing ego-doership and aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) for liberation.

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

It expands external liṅga-pūjā into constant saguna-bhakti—seeing all daily duties as an offering to Shiva—so worship is not limited to the shrine but continues through every act.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mental offering (mānasa-pūjā): begin the day with a sankalpa that all deeds are Shiva’s worship, maintain japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” during work, and conclude by offering the day’s actions at Shiva’s feet.