Shloka 40

Devanagari script

आद्ये त्रिपंचरूपे च स्वरे षोडशके त्रिषु । महामन्त्रो भवेदादौ स सकारो भवेद्यदा

Transliteration

ādye tripaṃcarūpe ca svare ṣoḍaśake triṣu | mahāmantro bhavedādau sa sakāro bhavedyadā

Translation

ໃນຕອນເລີ່ມ—ໃນຮູບແບບ «ສາມ-ແລະ-ຫ້າ» ແລະໃນສາມຊຸດຂອງສະຫຼະສິບຫົກ—ເມື່ອພະຍາງ «sa» ເກີດຂຶ້ນກ່ອນ ມັນຈຶ່ງເປັນມະຫາມັນຕຣາແຕ່ເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ।

Word by Word

• ādye: in the first (place/part)
• ādye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular neuter used adjectivally)

• tripaṃcarūpe: in the (form consisting of) three and five (i.e., fifteenfold form)
• tripaṃcarūpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + pañca + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• svare: in the vowel/sound
• svare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• ṣoḍaśake: in the set of sixteen
• ṣoḍaśake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣoḍaśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• triṣu: in the three
• triṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative plural)

• mahāmantraḥ: the great mantra
• mahāmantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः

• bhavet: should be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ādau: at the beginning
• ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (locative used adverbially)

• saḥ: that/he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• sakāraḥ: the syllable/letter “sa”
• sakāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-kāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (letter-name compound: 'the syllable/letter sa')

• bhavet: should be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse to the sages, summarizing Shaiva mantra-śāstra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpurusha

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights mantra-tattva: liberation-oriented worship begins with correctly apprehending sacred sound, where a specific seed-syllable (“sa”) is treated as an auspicious doorway into the Mahāmantra and Shiva-realization (Pati) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Mantra is the sonic form of Saguna worship: through disciplined japa, the devotee approaches Shiva as the worshipful Lord (often contemplated with the Linga), while the sound-current purifies the bound soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mantra-japa with attention to the correct order and phonetic purity of syllables; as a Shaiva discipline, combine japa with Linga-dhyāna and traditional supports like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where prescribed.