Shloka 50

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

शिखैशानकारणं च सदाशिव इति स्मृतः / गुण एकस्तथोद्धातः शुद्धस्फटिकवत्स्मरेत्

Transliteration

śikhaiśānakāraṇaṃ ca sadāśiva iti smṛtaḥ / guṇa ekastathoddhātaḥ śuddhasphaṭikavatsmaret

Translation

അവൻ ശിഖയുടെയും ഈശാനന്റെയും കാരണമായ ‘സദാശിവൻ’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അവനിൽ ഗുണം ഒറ്റത്തന്നെ, അതും ഉന്നതം; അവനെ ശുദ്ധസ്ഫടികംപോലെ നിർമലനായി ധ്യാനിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• शिखैशानकारणम्: the Īśāna-cause at the crest (śिखा)
• शिखैशानकारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा + ईशान + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (शिखायाम् ईशानस्य कारणम् / ईशानकारणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) — 'is called/remembered'

• गुणः: quality
• गुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• उद्धातः: elevation; raised state
• उद्धातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धात (प्रातिपदिक; √धा/√धात् से भाव/कृदन्त-सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुद्धस्फटिकवत्: like pure crystal
• शुद्धस्फटिकवत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुद्ध + स्फटिक + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (adverbial -वत्); बहुपद-समास (शुद्धस्फटिक इव)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/visualize
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sadāśiva is the cause of Īśāna and the śikhā; He is of a single exalted attribute; meditate on Him as pure like flawless crystal.

Vedantic Theme: Ekāgratā leading to sāttvika-śuddhi; contemplation of the causal principle as transparent consciousness—movement toward non-duality via purity and one-pointedness.

Application: Practice crown-oriented contemplation (ūrdhva-dhyāna) with a crystal-clear visualization; simplify mental content to ‘one attribute’ (single luminous awareness) to reduce fragmentation and deepen absorption.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body crown/śikhā locus; Īśāna causal level

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (culminating Śiva-tattva/causal meditation instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Īśāna

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Sadāśiva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sadāśiva as the supreme, auspicious source-principle and recommends crystal-like purity of contemplation—an inner discipline aimed at clarity and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing remembrance (smaraṇa) and a pure object of meditation, it points to mental purification—an essential support for the soul’s higher journey beyond fear, confusion, and lower tendencies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of focused remembrance: meditate on the divine as transparent and pure, and reduce mental clutter (anger, deceit, excess) to cultivate steadiness and ethical clarity.