Shloka 9

Garbha-sthiti, Deha-pariṇāma, and Vairāgya-upadeśa

Embryonic Condition, Bodily Transformation, and Instruction in Detachment

Devanagari script

तासां मुखेषु तं सूक्ष्मं प्राणस्स्थापयेत् रसम् । रसेन तेन नाडीस्ताः प्राणं पूरयते पुनः

Transliteration

tāsāṃ mukheṣu taṃ sūkṣmaṃ prāṇassthāpayet rasam | rasena tena nāḍīstāḥ prāṇaṃ pūrayate punaḥ

Translation

ໃນປາກ (ຊ່ອງເປີດ) ຂອງນາດີອັນລະອຽດເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ຄວນສະຖາປະນາແກ່ນສານຊີວິດອັນປະນີດ ຄື ປຣານ. ໂດຍແກ່ນສານນັ້ນ ນາດີເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນຖືກເຕີມແລະແຜ່ຊຶມດ້ວຍລົມຫາຍໃຈແຫ່ງຊີວິດອີກຄັ້ງ.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (channels)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• मुखेषु: in the openings/mouths
• मुखेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• सूक्ष्मम्: subtle
• सूक्ष्मम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying ‘rasam’/‘tam’ depending on construal

• प्राणः: vital breath
• प्राणः: Karta (कर्ता/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• स्थापयेत्: should place/establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; causative sense implied by usage ‘to place/establish’

• रसम्: nutritive fluid/essence
• रसम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• रसेन: by/with the essence-fluid
• रसेन: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; refers to ‘rasa’

• नाडीः: channels/tubes (nāḍīs)
• नाडीः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; apposition to ‘nāḍīḥ’

• प्राणम्: vital breath
• प्राणम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• पूरयते: fills
• पूरयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (पूर्/पॄ धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person, Singular

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing on yogic inner practice, as preserved in Umāsaṃhitā narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents prāṇa as a subtle, refining power that reanimates and purifies the nāḍīs, supporting inner steadiness required for Śiva-realization; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such purification helps the bound soul (paśu) loosen the bonds (pāśa) and turn toward Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse supports inner worship (antar-yāga): as the nāḍīs are filled with regulated prāṇa, the mind becomes fit for focused devotion to Saguna Śiva (Liṅga-dhyāna), which then matures toward recognizing Śiva’s transcendent nature beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A prāṇāyāma-style contemplation: placing awareness on the subtle pathways (nāḍīs) and ‘establishing’ prāṇa so the inner channels are filled—best paired with Śiva-mantra japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a stabilizing support.