Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

तमेव मायारहितं नूतनं परिचक्षते । प्रकर्षेण महात्मानं नवं शुद्धस्वरूपकम्

Transliteration

tameva māyārahitaṃ nūtanaṃ paricakṣate | prakarṣeṇa mahātmānaṃ navaṃ śuddhasvarūpakam

Translation

ఆయననే మాయారహితుడిగా, నిత్యనూతనుడిగా వారు వర్ణిస్తారు. పరమార్థంగా ఆయన మహాత్ముడు—ఎల్లప్పుడూ కొత్తగా, పరిపూర్ణ శుద్ధ స్వరూపుడుగా ఉన్నవాడు.

Word by Word

• tam: him / that (one)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')

• māyā-rahitam: free from illusion
• māyā-rahitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam'; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'māyayā rahitam' = devoid of māyā

• nūtanam: new / ever-fresh
• nūtanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nūtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam'

• paricakṣate: they describe / they call
• paricakṣate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• prakarṣeṇa: emphatically / with excellence
• prakarṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial): 'emphatically/with excellence'

• mahātmānam: the great-souled one
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: 'mahān ātmā yasya/yaḥ' = great-souled

• navam: new
• navam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam/mahātmānam'

• śuddha-svarūpakam: of pure essential nature
• śuddha-svarūpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: 'śuddhaṃ svarūpakaṃ yasya/yaḥ' = of pure nature; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who is untouched by māyā and therefore eternally pure; realizing this ever-fresh, unconditioned Shiva-tattva is presented as the basis for liberation from pāśa (bondage).

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

Linga worship is a saguna support that points to the same reality described here: the formless, māyā-free Shiva. The devotee worships the Linga while contemplating Shiva’s śuddha-svarūpa beyond all limiting attributes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as māyā-rahita while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using the Linga as a focus, and cultivate inner purity (śuddhi) as an expression of His śuddha-svarūpa.