Shloka 74

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

अत्रेति पितरः पश्चात्साक्षतोदं समर्च्य च । दद्यात्ततः क्रमेणैव देवादिस्थानपञ्चके

Transliteration

atreti pitaraḥ paścātsākṣatodaṃ samarcya ca | dadyāttataḥ krameṇaiva devādisthānapañcake

Translation

ତାପରେ “ଅତ୍ରେତି” ବୋଲି ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରି ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରି, ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ଜଳଦ୍ୱାରା ପିତୃପୂଜା କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ତଦନନ୍ତରେ କ୍ରମେ ଦେବାଦି ପାଞ୍ଚ ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଅର୍ପଣ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक

• पितरः: the Fathers (Pitṛs)
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (afterwards)

• साक्षत-उदम्: water with grains (akṣata)
• साक्षत-उदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षत + उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• समर्च्य: having worshipped
• समर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); पूर्वकालक्रिया (having worshipped/paid homage)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर (thereafter)

• क्रमेण: in order
• क्रमेण: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in order)

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

• देव-आदि-स्थान-पञ्चके: in the set of five places for the gods etc.
• देव-आदि-स्थान-पञ्चके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आदि + स्थान + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवादीनां स्थानानां पञ्चके)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: atreti

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyama (right order) in worship: honoring Pitṛs and then offering in a prescribed sequence purifies the worshipper’s karmic ties, supporting a Shaiva life of discipline that leads toward Shiva’s grace.

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

In Shaiva practice, orderly offerings to devas and Pitṛs are supportive rites (aṅga) that steady the mind and remove obstacles; this prepares the devotee for focused Saguna Shiva/Liṅga worship where devotion culminates in Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured offering practice: invoke the Pitṛs with the stated utterance, worship them directly, then give offerings sequentially in the five designated stations beginning with the devas—performed with mindful attention and purity.