Shloka 48

Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga

Devanagari script

तदधीशेन तत्रैव प्रत्यक्षं शिवपूजनम् । कृतं च पार्थिवस्यैव विधानेन मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

tadadhīśena tatraiva pratyakṣaṃ śivapūjanam | kṛtaṃ ca pārthivasyaiva vidhānena munīśvarāḥ

Translation

Ó senhores entre os sábios, ali mesmo o governante presidiu uma adoração direta e manifesta a Śiva, seguindo com precisão o rito prescrito do Liṅga Pārthiva (de terra).

Word by Word

• तत्-अधीशेन: by that lord/overseer
• तत्-अधीशेन: Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अधीशः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

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

• प्रत्यक्षम्: direct; visible
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Viśeṣaṇa of object (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शिवपूजनम् इति विशेषणम्

• शिव-पूजनम्: worship of Śiva
• शिव-पूजनम्: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पूजनम्)

• कृतम्: was done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘(पूजनम्) कृतम्’

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

• पार्थिवस्य: of the king/earthly ruler
• पार्थिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karaṇa/Means (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• मुनीश्वराः: O best of sages / the sage-lords
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana/Address or Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (मुनीनां ईश्वराः = श्रेष्ठ-मुनयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere, properly performed worship of Śiva—especially through a simple, accessible Pārthiva (earthen) Liṅga—can make devotion immediate and living, drawing the devotee into direct relationship with Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.

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

The verse emphasizes pratyakṣa (direct, manifest) worship through the Liṅga as Saguna upāsanā—Śiva approached with form for devotion—while pointing to the Shaiva Siddhānta understanding that the Liṅga is a sacred support for realizing Śiva beyond form as well.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests Pārthiva Liṅga pūjā done according to vidhi: shaping an earthen Liṅga, performing abhiṣeka and offerings with mantra (commonly with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintaining focused bhakti as the core inner practice.