Shloka 132

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

शिवस्वरूपमंत्रस्य धारणाच्छिव एव हि । शिवभक्तशरीरे हि शिवे तत्परमो भवेत्

Transliteration

śivasvarūpamaṃtrasya dhāraṇācchiva eva hi | śivabhaktaśarīre hi śive tatparamo bhavet

Translation

ശിവസ്വരൂപമായ മന്ത്രം ധരിക്കുന്നതാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ നിശ്ചയമായും ശിവനാകുന്നു। ശിവഭക്തന്റെ ദേഹത്തിൽ അവൻ ശിവനിൽ പരമമായി ലീനനായി, ഏകാന്ത ശിവനിഷ്ഠനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• शिवस्वरूपमन्त्रस्य: of the mantra of Śiva’s true form
• शिवस्वरूपमन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-स्वरूप-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य स्वरूपः—तद्विषयः मन्त्रः)

• धारणात्: from (the act of) retaining/holding
• धारणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; धारण-शब्दः (holding/retention)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (only/indeed)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• शिवभक्तशरीरे: in the body of a devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तशरीरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-भक्त-शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवभक्तस्य शरीरम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• शिवे: in Śiva / with regard to Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तत्परमः: supremely devoted (to Him)
• तत्परमः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्-परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् परः = devoted to that)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained inner retention of Śiva’s own mantra transforms the devotee’s consciousness toward Śiva-nature, culminating in one-pointed devotion and liberating Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship supports Saguna devotion (form-based focus), while mantra-dhāraṇā internalizes that worship—turning outer reverence into inner absorption in Śiva, the reality signified by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with dhāraṇā (steady mental holding) of the Śiva-svarūpa mantra—classically the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating unwavering attention and devotion to Śiva.