Shloka 16

Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha

Devanagari script

जजाप रुद्रमनिशं प्रणवं ब्रह्मरूपिणम् । पुष्पधूपादिभिस्तोत्रैः नमस्कारैः प्रदक्षिणैः

Transliteration

jajāpa rudramaniśaṃ praṇavaṃ brahmarūpiṇam | puṣpadhūpādibhistotraiḥ namaskāraiḥ pradakṣiṇaiḥ

Translation

Ele recitava incessantemente Rudra, o Senhor, juntamente com o Praṇava (Oṁ), que é da própria forma de Brahman; adorava com flores, incenso e afins, com hinos, prostrações e circunvoluções devocionais.

Word by Word

• जजाप: chanted; muttered
• जजाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• अनिशम्: unceasingly
• अनिशम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (निरन्तरवाचक-अव्यय)

• प्रणवम्: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; apposition/object along with रुद्रम्

• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: having Brahman as (his) form
• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'ब्रह्मणः रूपं यस्य/ब्रह्मरूपिन्' = 'having Brahman as form'; qualifies रुद्रम्/प्रणवम् (Rudra as Brahman-formed)

• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: with flowers, incense, etc.
• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: 'पुष्प-धूप-आदि' = 'flowers, incense, etc.'

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नमस्कारैः: with salutations
• नमस्कारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रदक्षिणैः: with circumambulations
• प्रदक्षिणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not stated in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्रमनिशं = रुद्रम् + अनिशम्; पुष्पधूपादिभिस्तोत्रैः = पुष्पधूपादिभिः + स्तोत्रैः.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Brahman

FAQs

What practices of worship are listed in this verse?

The verse lists japa (repetition), offerings like flowers and incense, stotra (hymns), namaskāra (prostration/salutation), and pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation).

What does it mean that the Praṇava (Oṁ) is 'brahmarūpin'?

It presents Oṁ as a direct symbol/embodiment of Brahman (the Absolute), indicating that recitation of Oṁ is treated as contemplation of ultimate reality alongside devotion to Rudra.

How does this verse connect devotion and philosophy?

It combines devotional worship of Rudra (with ritual acts and praise) with the philosophical assertion that the Praṇava is of the nature of Brahman, blending bhakti and Brahman-centered meditation.