Shloka 50

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

शिखैशानकारणं च सदाशिव इति स्मृतः / गुण एकस्तथोद्धातः शुद्धस्फटिकवत्स्मरेत्

Transliteration

śikhaiśānakāraṇaṃ ca sadāśiva iti smṛtaḥ / guṇa ekastathoddhātaḥ śuddhasphaṭikavatsmaret

Translation

وہ شِکھا اور ایشان کا سبب ہے، اور ‘سداشیو’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔ اس کی صفت ایک ہی ہے مگر بلند؛ اسے خالص سفٹک کی طرح نہایت پاکیزہ سمجھ کر دھیان کرو۔

Word by Word

• शिखैशानकारणम्: the Īśāna-cause at the crest (śिखा)
• शिखैशानकारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा + ईशान + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (शिखायाम् ईशानस्य कारणम् / ईशानकारणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) — 'is called/remembered'

• गुणः: quality
• गुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• उद्धातः: elevation; raised state
• उद्धातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धात (प्रातिपदिक; √धा/√धात् से भाव/कृदन्त-सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुद्धस्फटिकवत्: like pure crystal
• शुद्धस्फटिकवत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुद्ध + स्फटिक + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (adverbial -वत्); बहुपद-समास (शुद्धस्फटिक इव)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/visualize
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sadāśiva is the cause of Īśāna and the śikhā; He is of a single exalted attribute; meditate on Him as pure like flawless crystal.

Vedantic Theme: Ekāgratā leading to sāttvika-śuddhi; contemplation of the causal principle as transparent consciousness—movement toward non-duality via purity and one-pointedness.

Application: Practice crown-oriented contemplation (ūrdhva-dhyāna) with a crystal-clear visualization; simplify mental content to ‘one attribute’ (single luminous awareness) to reduce fragmentation and deepen absorption.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body crown/śikhā locus; Īśāna causal level

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (culminating Śiva-tattva/causal meditation instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Īśāna

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Sadāśiva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sadāśiva as the supreme, auspicious source-principle and recommends crystal-like purity of contemplation—an inner discipline aimed at clarity and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing remembrance (smaraṇa) and a pure object of meditation, it points to mental purification—an essential support for the soul’s higher journey beyond fear, confusion, and lower tendencies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of focused remembrance: meditate on the divine as transparent and pure, and reduce mental clutter (anger, deceit, excess) to cultivate steadiness and ethical clarity.