Shloka 33

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं च सुस्थिरं भाग्यं सर्वं भवति शाश्वतम् । आद्रा र्यां च चतुर्दश्यां तज्जाप्यं त्वक्षयं भवेत्

Transliteration

jñānaṃ ca susthiraṃ bhāgyaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati śāśvatam | ādrā ryāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tajjāpyaṃ tvakṣayaṃ bhavet

Translation

జ్ఞానం, స్థిరమైన భాగ్యం—అన్నీ శాశ్వతమగును. ఆర్ద్రా నక్షత్రయుక్త చతుర్దశినాడు ఆ మంత్ర జపం చేసినచో దాని పుణ్యం అక్షయమగును.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुस्थिरम्: very steady
• सुस्थिरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ज्ञानस्य विशेषणम्

• भाग्यम्: fortune
• भाग्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all (of this)
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (ज्ञान-भाग्यादेः) समाहारार्थे

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सर्वम्) विशेषणम्

• आर्द्रायाम्: in (the nakṣatra) Ārdrā
• आर्द्रायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; नक्षत्र-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• तत्-जाप्यम्: its recitation (that japa)
• तत्-जाप्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य जाप्यम्)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तत्-जाप्यम्) विशेषणम्

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a phala-śruti style statement linking mantra-japa to enduring jñāna and bhāgya, and specifying an auspicious astronomical timing.

Significance: Emphasizes that merit becomes ‘akṣaya’ when practice aligns with sacred time; encourages vrata-like discipline around caturdaśī/pradoṣa rhythms.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (tad) praṇava-japa (Oṃ-japa)

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined Shiva-mantra japa stabilizes jñāna (inner clarity) and bhāgya (auspicious unfolding), and that japa performed on specially sacred time-junctions yields śāśvata—enduring—spiritual merit.

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

In the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context, mantra-japa is typically performed with Linga-upāsanā (Saguna Shiva as the worshipful form). The verse highlights that time sanctifies devotion: japa offered to the Linga on Chaturdaśī (a Shiva-tithi) becomes akṣaya, strengthening the devotee’s bond with Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-mantra japa (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) especially on Chaturdaśī, ideally when Ārdrā nakṣatra coincides; support it with vrata-like purity, Linga worship, and steady meditation on Shiva as the bestower of jñāna.