Shloka 35

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

जीवब्रह्मैक्यविषयं बुद्ध्वा प्रणवमभ्यसेत् । त्रैलोक्यसृष्टिकर्त्तारं स्थितिकर्तारमच्युतम्

Transliteration

jīvabrahmaikyaviṣayaṃ buddhvā praṇavamabhyaset | trailokyasṛṣṭikarttāraṃ sthitikartāramacyutam

Translation

เมื่อรู้ความหมายแห่งความเป็นหนึ่งเดียวของชีวาตมันกับพรหมันแล้ว พึงฝึกสาธยายปรณวะ (โอม) โดยเพ่งภาวนาต่อ “อจฺยุตะ” ผู้ไม่เสื่อม ผู้สร้างไตรโลกและทรงค้ำจุนการดำรงอยู่.

Word by Word

• जीवब्रह्मैक्यविषयम्: (that which is) about the unity of the individual soul and Brahman
• जीवब्रह्मैक्यविषयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘having as its object the unity of jīva and brahman’)

• बुद्ध्वा: having understood
• बुद्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having understood’

• प्रणवम्: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभ्यसेत्: should practice
• अभ्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अस्/अस्? (धातु: अभ्यासे ‘अभ्यस्’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/पोटेन्शियल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रैलोक्यसृष्टिकर्त्तारम्: the creator of the three-world creation
• त्रैलोक्यसृष्टिकर्त्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (creator of the creation of the three worlds)

• स्थितिकर्तारम्: the sustainer
• स्थितिकर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (doer of maintenance)

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (the infallible one)
• अच्युतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha section frames Śiva as Lord of the universe worshipped at Kāśī; the teaching on praṇava and Brahman-realization is presented as a means to attain the Lord who is eternally present in the sacred kṣetra.

Significance: Darśana and japa centered on Oṃ and Śiva at Kāśī are portrayed as leading to purification and liberation (mokṣa), aligning with Kāśī’s role as a mokṣa-kṣetra.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: praṇava (Oṃ)

Type: gayatri

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that true progress comes from grasping the inner unity of the soul with the Supreme and then stabilizing that insight through disciplined meditation on Oṁ, the seed-sound pointing to the highest Lord beyond change.

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

Pranava-japa and contemplation can be performed with a Saguna support such as the Shiva-Linga, while the meaning of Oṁ leads the mind toward the Imperishable Pati (Shiva) who is the source and sustainer of the worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular abhyāsa (repetition and meditation) of the Pranava “Oṁ,” ideally alongside Shaiva discipline such as purity, devotion, and focused dhyāna on the Lord as creator and sustainer.