Shloka 69

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

भोजनान्ते रुद्रसूक्तं क्षमा पय्य द्विजान्मुनः । तन्मन्त्रेण ततो दद्यादुत्तरापोशणं पुरः

Transliteration

bhojanānte rudrasūktaṃ kṣamā payya dvijānmunaḥ | tanmantreṇa tato dadyāduttarāpośaṇaṃ puraḥ

Translation

เมื่อจบภัตตาหารแล้ว ฤๅษีพึงขอขมาต่อทวิชะด้วยความเคารพ และสวดรุทระสูตร (Rudra-sūkta) จากนั้นใช้มนต์เดียวกันถวายอุตตราโปษณะ—อาจมนะปิดท้าย (จิบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์)—ต่อหน้าท่านทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• भोजन-अन्ते: at the end of the meal
• भोजन-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भोजनस्य अन्ते (at the end of the meal)

• रुद्रसूक्तम्: Rudra-hymn
• रुद्रसूक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रुद्रस्य सूक्तम्

• क्षमापय्य: having asked forgiveness
• क्षमापय्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund) from causative 'क्षमापयति' (to cause to forgive / to ask pardon): 'having sought forgiveness'

• द्विजान्: the Brahmins
• द्विजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुनः: of the sage / O sage
• मुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे पाठभेदे 'मुने' (Vocative) सम्भवः

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचनार्थे समास-पूर्वपद (that)

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रमवाचक (then)

• दद्यात्: he should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तर-आपोशणम्: the concluding ācamana (sipping rite)
• उत्तर-आपोशणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर + आपोशण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: उत्तरं आपोशणम् (subsequent sipping/ācamana)

• पुरः: in front / beforehand
• पुरः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (in front/before)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes ritual accountability (kṣamā-yācñā) and mantra-purification after consumption; in Siddhānta terms, it addresses impurity/obscuration (mala/tirodhāna) through confession and Rudra-mantra.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ... रुद्रसूक्तं ... तन्मन्त्रेण ... उत्तरापोशणं

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva discipline: after nourishment, one seals the act with humility (seeking forgiveness) and remembrance of Rudra, so the ordinary act of eating is purified into Shiva-conscious conduct.

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

By prescribing Rudra-sūkta and mantra-based purification, it frames daily life as service to Saguna Shiva (Rudra), where mantra and reverence become extensions of Linga-worship and Shaiva sādhana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the Rudra-sūkta after eating, request pardon from respected brāhmaṇas/elders, and perform the concluding ācamana (uttarāpośaṇa) with the same Rudra mantra as a purification practice.