Shloka 63

Devanagari script

संहतानां महाभागा द्रव्याणां प्रोक्षणं स्मृतम् असंहतानां द्रव्याणां प्रत्येकं शौचमुच्यते

Transliteration

saṃhatānāṃ mahābhāgā dravyāṇāṃ prokṣaṇaṃ smṛtam asaṃhatānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ pratyekaṃ śaucamucyate

Translation

اے نیک بختو، جو اشیا اکٹھی رکھی ہوں اُن کی طہارت پروکشن (مقدس پانی کے چھڑکاؤ) سے بتائی گئی ہے؛ اور جو اشیا جدا جدا ہوں اُن کی پاکیزگی ہر شے کے لیے الگ الگ کہی گئی ہے۔

Word by Word

• संहतानाम्: of things gathered together/in a bundle

• महाभागाः: O noble/blessed ones

• द्रव्याणाम्: of substances/material articles (ritual items)

• प्रोक्षणम्: sprinkling (with consecrated water)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/declared (by tradition)

• असंहतानाम्: of things not gathered, separate

• द्रव्याणाम्: of substances

• प्रत्येकम्: individually, one by one

• शौचम्: purification/cleanliness/ritual purity

• उच्यते: is said/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-ritual standards to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It gives a practical rule for shauca (ritual purity) of offerings and implements: grouped items are purified by prokṣaṇa (sprinkling), while separate items require individual purification—ensuring the dravya offered to the Linga is fit for Shiva-upachara.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it upholds Shiva as Pati (the Lord) approached through disciplined purity: the devotee (pashu) reduces pasha-like impurities by correct shauca, aligning outer action with inner sanctification before the presence of Mahadeva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual practice: prokṣaṇa and item-wise shauca for puja materials. Yogic takeaway: cultivate order and purity (bahya-shauca supporting antaḥ-shauca) as a preparatory limb for steady Shiva-bhakti and Pashupata-oriented sadhana.