Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्तिस्त्रिनेत्रो हि सदाशिवः / एवं शिवार्चनध्यानी सर्वदा कालवर्जितः

Transliteration

icchājñānakriyāśaktistrinetro hi sadāśivaḥ / evaṃ śivārcanadhyānī sarvadā kālavarjitaḥ

Translation

इच्छा-ज्ञान-क्रिया-शक्तियुक्तः त्रिनेत्रः सदाशिवो हि; एवं शिवार्चन-ध्यानी सर्वदा कालवर्जितो भवति।

Word by Word

• इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्तिः: the power of will, knowledge, and action
• इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा + ज्ञान + क्रिया + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक); इच्छाज्ञानक्रियाशक्ति (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (इच्छा-ज्ञान-क्रिया-शक्तयः)

• त्रिनेत्रः: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक); त्रिनेत्र (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य त्रीणि नेत्राणि सः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक); सदाशिव (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सदा शिवः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• शिवार्चनध्यानी: one who meditates on Śiva-worship
• शिवार्चनध्यानी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अर्चन + ध्यानिन् (प्रातिपदिक); शिवार्चनध्यायिन्/ध्यानी (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य अर्चन-ध्यानं यस्य सः)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• कालवर्जितः: free from (restriction of) time
• कालवर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल + वर्जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक); कालवर्जित (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य वर्जितः); वर्जित = √वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sadāśiva embodies icchā-jñāna-kriyā-śakti; steadfast worship and meditative absorption lead beyond the dominion of Time (kāla).

Vedantic Theme: Transcending kāla through identification with/abidance in the timeless reality; purification and samādhi as means to fearlessness (abhaya).

Application: Daily: japa + dhyāna on the three-eyed Lord; cultivate will aligned to dharma (icchā), discernment (jñāna), and disciplined practice (kriyā).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23.56 (dhyāna-iconography support); Garuda Purana 1.23.58-59 (time/season and longevity motifs in the same flow)

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Śiva
• Kāla

FAQs

What is the importance of Śivārcana (worship of Śiva) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents Śivārcana joined with dhyāna as a liberating discipline: devotion to Sadāśiva aligns the practitioner with the divine powers of will, knowledge, and action, leading toward transcendence of Kāla (mortality).

How does this verse explain the path beyond death (Kāla)?

By stating that the Śiva-worshipper who meditates is “kāla-varjitaḥ,” it frames liberation as inner absorption in the eternal (Sadāśiva), whereby time-bound fear and death lose their hold.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Combine simple daily Śiva worship (arcana) with steady meditation: cultivate disciplined intention (icchā), right understanding (jñāna), and ethical action (kriyā) as a lived path toward fearlessness and spiritual freedom.