Shloka 14

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

पर्य्यंकशौचं कृत्वा तद्वाससांगं प्रमृज्य च । द्विगुणं दोरमाबध्य वाससी परिधाय च

Transliteration

paryyaṃkaśaucaṃ kṛtvā tadvāsasāṃgaṃ pramṛjya ca | dviguṇaṃ doramābadhya vāsasī paridhāya ca

Translation

ఆసన-శయ్యను శుద్ధి చేసి, నియత వస్త్రంతో శరీరాన్ని తుడిచి, భుజంపై రెండింతల దారాన్ని కట్టి, తరువాత రెండు వస్త్రాలను ధరించాలి.

Word by Word

• paryaṅka-śaucam: cleansing of the bed/seat
• paryaṅka-śaucam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryaṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (paryaṅkasya śaucam = cleansing of the bed/seat)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); कृत्वा = having done

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vāsasā: with a cloth/garment
• vāsasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• aṅgam: body, limb
• aṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• pramṛjya: having wiped/cleansed
• pramṛjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √mṛj (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); प्रमार्जनं कृत्वा (having wiped/cleansed)

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

• dviguṇam: double, twofold
• dviguṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dviguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• doram: cord, thread
• doram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ābadhya: having tied
• ābadhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √bandh (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); आबन्धनं कृत्वा (having tied/bound)

• vāsasī: two garments
• vāsasī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), द्विवचन

• paridhāya: having put on
• paridhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √dhā (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); परिधानं कृत्वा (having put on/worn)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights external śauca as a support for internal śauca; such ordered preparation is taught as a means to make the body a fit instrument for Śiva’s worship and for receiving grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches śauca (purity) and disciplined preparation as the foundation for Shiva-upāsanā—purifying the seat and body symbolizes making the mind fit for receiving the grace of Pati (Lord Shiva) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Before approaching the Linga (Saguna Shiva worship), the devotee prepares externally—clean seat, clean cloth, proper attire—so that the ritual becomes a focused offering rather than a casual act, aligning body and mind toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates preliminary observances for worship or japa: cleanse the place of sitting, wipe/clean the body with a dedicated cloth, tie a doubled cord on the arm as a vrata-marker, and wear clean garments before beginning mantra-japa or dhyāna.