Shloka 60

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

पञ्चाध्वव्यापिनं तस्मात्कलापञ्चकविग्रहम् । ईशानमुकुटं देवम्पुरुषाख्यम्पुरातनम्

Transliteration

pañcādhvavyāpinaṃ tasmātkalāpañcakavigraham | īśānamukuṭaṃ devampuruṣākhyampurātanam

Translation

ஆகையால் அவர் பஞ்சாத்வங்களில் பரவி நிற்கும் தேவன்; ஐந்து கலைகளால் ஆன உடலுருவன். ஈசான முக்குடம் சூடிய, ‘புருஷ’ எனப்படும் ஆதிப் பெருமான்.

Word by Word

• pañca-adhva-vyāpinam: pervading the five adhvans
• pañca-adhva-vyāpinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + adhvan (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘पञ्चाध्व’ (five paths) इत्यस्य ‘व्यापिन्’ (pervading) — ‘one who pervades the five adhvans’

• tasmāt: from that/from there
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• kalā-pañcaka-vigraham: the embodiment of the five kalās
• kalā-pañcaka-vigraham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + pañcaka (प्रातिपदिक) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘कलापञ्चकस्य विग्रहः’ (embodiment/form consisting of five kalās)

• īśāna-mukuṭam: the Īśāna-crown
• īśāna-mukuṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक) + mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘ईशानस्य मukuṭaḥ/मukuṭam’ (Īśāna-crown/crest)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• puruṣa-ākhyam: named ‘Puruṣa’
• puruṣa-ākhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘पुरुष-आख्य’ = ‘called “Puruṣa”’ (agreeing with ‘devam’ understood as deity/form)

• purātanam: ancient, primeval
• purātanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ancient/primeval)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic pervasion of pañcādhvā (tattva-bhuvana-pada-varṇa-kalā) implied; macrocosm-microcosm identity in ritual contemplation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as Pati—the primordial Puruṣa—who fully pervades the entire structure of reality (the pañcādhvā) and yet remains the supreme head (Īśāna). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this frames liberation as knowing the Lord who transcends bondage while governing all categories of experience.

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

By describing Shiva with attributes—form made of five kalās and crowned with Īśāna—it supports Saguna contemplation used in Linga worship: the devotee meditates on the Lord’s manifest powers while recognizing that the same Lord pervades all tattvas and paths of manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Īśāna at the crown (śikhā/crown-center) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating that the Lord pervades all five adhvā-s; this integrates mantra-japa with tattva-vicāra (discrimination of categories) for moksha-oriented worship.