Shloka 25

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

चन्द्रबिम्बाभवदनं हरिवक्त्रमथापि वा । उत्तरस्यान्तथा तस्य भार्यां च मरुतां सुताम्

Transliteration

candrabimbābhavadanaṃ harivaktramathāpi vā | uttarasyāntathā tasya bhāryāṃ ca marutāṃ sutām

Translation

चन्द्रबिम्बाभवदनं हरिवक्त्रमथापि वा । उत्तरस्यां तथा तस्य भार्यां च मरुतां सुताम् ॥

Word by Word

• candra-bimba-ābha-vadanam: with a face like the moon’s orb
• candra-bimba-ābha-vadanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + bimba (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः — ‘चन्द्रबिम्बस्य आभा इव वदनम् यस्य’

• hari-vaktram: having Hari-like face
• hari-vaktram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः — ‘हरेः वक्त्रम्’ / ‘हरिसदृशं वक्त्रम्’ (contextual)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/now)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• uttarasya: of Uttara
• uttarasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• an-tathā: and thus
• an-tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: an (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/निपात) + tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: पाठभेद/सन्ध्यन्तर-निपातसमूहः; ‘तथा’ = एवम् (thus); ‘अन्’ here as sandhi-remnant in uttarasyāntathā (uttarasya + an + tathā)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• marutām: of the Maruts
• marutām: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maruts

FAQs

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

The verse uses sacred similes—moon-like radiance and Hari-like splendor—to signal sattva (purity) and auspicious destiny, showing how divine order (dharma) manifests through noble qualities and ordained relationships.

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

Though not directly about the Liṅga, the verse supports the Purāṇic worldview central to Saguna worship: divine qualities, directions, and cosmic beings (like the Maruts and Hari) are harmonized under Śiva’s overarching cosmic governance described in the Kailāsa Saṃhitā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on auspicious lunar radiance (śīta-candra-prabhā) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner purity and steadiness (sattva) akin to the verse’s imagery.