Shloka 33

Arjuna’s Mantra-Empowerment and the Pāṇḍavas’ Separation (Śiva-rūpa through Mantra)

Devanagari script

त्रिकालं चैव सुस्नातः पूजनं विविधं तदा । चकारोपासनन्तत्र हरस्य च पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

trikālaṃ caiva susnātaḥ pūjanaṃ vividhaṃ tadā | cakāropāsanantatra harasya ca punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

หลังจากอาบน้ำชำระร่างกายในเวลาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งสามของวันแล้ว ท่านได้ประกอบพิธีบูชาในรูปแบบต่างๆ และที่นั่น ท่านได้ทำการนมัสการพระหระ (พระศิวะ) ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าด้วยความศรัทธา

Word by Word

• tri-kālam: thrice (daily)
• tri-kālam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; ‘three times (a day)’

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (emphasis)

• su-snātaḥ: well-bathed
• su-snātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snā (धातु) + su- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘well-bathed’

• pūjanam: worship
• pūjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (पूजन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of cakāra

• vividham: various
• vividham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (विविध, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying pūjanam

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (then/at that time)

• cakāra: he performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• upāsanam: devotional worship/attendance
• upāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāsana (उपासना, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of cakāra (second object)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (there)

• harasya: of Hara (Śiva)
• harasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (हर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; ‘of Hara (Śiva)’

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

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (again)

• punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; repetition for emphasis

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; it describes daily discipline (trikāla-snāna) and repeated upāsanā of Hara, aligning with Purāṇic norms for Śiva-bhakti.

Significance: Models nitya-kriyā: purity through regular bathing and sustained worship, understood as preparing the paśu (bound soul) for Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shaiva discipline: purification (tri-kāla snāna) followed by repeated upāsanā, showing that steady, recurring devotion to Hara ripens the soul toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes practical Saguna worship—structured pūjā and continual upāsanā—typical of Liṅga-centered devotion where the devotee repeatedly turns mind and action toward Śiva’s accessible, worshipful form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tri-kāla bathing and regular Shiva pūjā with repeated upāsanā—supported in Shaiva practice by japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where applicable.