Shloka 28

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

धनादिविभवैश्चैव कराद्यंगैर्नमादिभिः । क्रियया पूजया युक्तः क्रियायोगीति कथ्यते

Transliteration

dhanādivibhavaiścaiva karādyaṃgairnamādibhiḥ | kriyayā pūjayā yuktaḥ kriyāyogīti kathyate

Translation

ధనం మొదలైన సమర్పణలతో, చేతులు మొదలైన అవయవాల వినియోగంతో, నమస్కార-ప్రణామాది భక్తిక్రియలతో కూడిన పూజలో నిమగ్నుడైనవాడు క్రియాయోగి అని చెప్పబడతాడు।

Word by Word

• धन-आदि-विभवैः: with riches and other powers
• धन-आदि-विभवैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + आदि + विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धनादयः विभवाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (emphatic particle)

• कर-आदि-अङ्गैः: with limbs such as the hands
• कर-आदि-अङ्गैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर + आदि + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करादीनि अङ्गानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नम-आदिभिः: with salutations and the like
• नम-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्/नम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नमादयः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with salutations etc.’

• क्रियया: by ritual action
• क्रियया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पूजया: by worship
• पूजया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• युक्तः: endowed/engaged
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: √युज् (धातु) क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• क्रिया-योगी: a practitioner of the yoga of action
• क्रिया-योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया-योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रियायाः योगी); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• कथ्यते: is called
• कथ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines Kriyā-yoga as disciplined Shiva-worship performed through concrete sacred actions—offerings, bodily service, and reverential gestures—showing that ritual, when done with devotion, becomes a yogic path that purifies the soul and steadies the mind toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Kriyā-yoga is primarily expressed through Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where hands, materials, and prescribed acts (like namaskāra) become vehicles for focusing devotion and surrender to Lord Shiva’s gracious form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with available offerings, accompany it with namaskāra/prostration and bodily service; this can be integrated with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to make the ritual an inward yogic discipline.