Shloka 83

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

नित्यसंधानमित्युक्तं तमजस्रं विदुर्बुधाः । अथवा जपमात्रं वा सूर्यवंदनमेव च

Transliteration

nityasaṃdhānamityuktaṃ tamajasraṃ vidurbudhāḥ | athavā japamātraṃ vā sūryavaṃdanameva ca

Translation

บัณฑิตผู้รู้ถือว่า การปฏิบัติที่ต่อเนื่องไม่ขาดสาย นั่นแลเรียกว่า “นิตยะสันธานะ” หรือจะสำเร็จได้ด้วยการสวดมนต์ภาวนา (ชปะ) เพียงอย่างเดียว และด้วยการถวายความนอบน้อมแด่พระอาทิตย์ (สุริยวันทนะ) ในพิธีประจำวันด้วย

Word by Word

• नित्यसंधानम्: constant joining/continuous practice
• नित्यसंधानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + संधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नित्यस्य संधानम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: is said/called
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/called’

• तम्: that (it)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अजस्रम्: unceasing
• अजस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तम्/नित्यसंधानम्)

• विदुः: know
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• बुधाः: the wise (people)
• बुधाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive ‘or’)

• जपमात्रम्: mere repetition (japa)
• जपमात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जपस्य मात्रम्)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• सूर्यवंदनम्: salutation to the Sun
• सूर्यवंदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + वन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य वन्दनम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic ‘indeed/only’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Shiva Purana’s discipline of worship to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It defines true “nitya” practice as continuity of remembrance and discipline, emphasizing inner steadiness over mere external form—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s stress on sustained sadhana leading toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Regular practice (nitya-saṃdhāna) supports consistent devotion to Saguna Shiva—often expressed through Linga worship—while japa keeps the mind anchored in Shiva even beyond ritual moments.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Unbroken daily discipline may be maintained through mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and the daily sandhya-oriented act of sūrya-vandana as part of a regulated spiritual routine.